Know it! - Famous People from Manchester - Year 1

The educational material from Focus Education presents a series of retrieval tasks aimed at Year 1 students to help consolidate their knowledge of famous individuals from Manchester and the UK. One activity involves matching names such as Gary Barlow, Ant and Dec, Prince Charles, Boris Johnson, Florence Nightingale, Marcus Rashford, Queen Elizabeth II, and Lewis Hamilton to their corresponding numbers. Students are given 15 minutes to complete this task, with each correct answer earning them two points. This exercise not only aids in remembering important figures but also helps in reinforcing number recognition.

Further exercises encourage children to recall and list information about recent events and historical figures. 'Give me 3!' is a task where students list three things they remember about the Queen, famous people, and Emmeline Pankhurst. Another activity, 'Give me five!', asks them to list five modern toys that were not available during Queen Elizabeth II's childhood, again with a focus on recollection rather than spelling accuracy. These tasks are designed to engage young learners in recalling information, thereby enhancing their memory and understanding of the subject matter.