Mary Seacole

Teaching your children about Mary Seacole

In KS1, your children will learn about significant individuals throughout history – Mary Seacole being one of the individuals your children will learn about.

All of our resources are teacher-made and follow the national curriculum, so you can trust the tools you're using in the classroom are accurate and reliable.

This collection of KS1 and KS2 Mary Seacole resources, ranging from PowerPoints, activity packs and worksheets, is really helpful when teaching your children about significant individuals and also Black History in KS2.

Mary Seacole Resources and Activities

This collection of KS1 and KS2 Mary Seacole resources includes various fun and engaging tools and activities to excite your children when learning about historical figures.

The History: Nurturing Nurses: Mary Seacole KS1 Lesson Pack 3 is a fantastic place to start, containing key facts, lesson plans and activities. All of our resources are made to save you time having to plan and create different activities.

We also have a KS2 Mary Seacole Significant Individual Lesson Teaching Pack, Mary Seacole Board Game and Mary Seacole worksheets.

Who was Mary Seacole?

• Mary Seacole was a nurse born in Jamaica in 1805
• She was taught traditional healing remedies by her mother, creating a cholera treatment
• During the Crimean War (1854-1856), as she wasn’t allowed to volunteer, she set up the British Hotel
• At the hotel she looked after wounded soldiers, using the money to buy medicine
• Mary received four medals from the British Government
• Much of what we know about Mary Seacole comes from her book, ‘The Wonderful Adventure of Mary Seacole in Many Lands’
• In history lessons, KS1 children are taught about her alongside Florence Nightingale and are encouraged to compare the two nurses, their approaches and impact on history