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Children in Victorian Times

What was life like for Victorian children? Discover strict classrooms, crowded streets, and the games children played when lessons and chores finally finished.

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Fascinating Fact:

School days were strict, and teachers used blackboards, chalk, and rote learning to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic.

In KS2 History, you explore how children lived during Victorian times. You compare their long school days, hard work, and family life with the way children live today.

Key Terms

Victorian era: The period when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, from 1837 to 1901.
Ragged school: A free school set up to teach poor children basic reading, writing, and religion.
Workhouse: A place where very poor people lived and worked in return for food and shelter.

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What was life like for children in Victorian times?

Many Victorian children had busy days filled with school, chores, and sometimes work. Life could be strict and tiring, but children also found time to play simple games with friends.

Did all Victorian children go to school?

At the start of the Victorian era, not all children went to school and many worked instead. Later, new laws made school attendance more common and education became more important.

What lessons did Victorian children learn at school?

Victorian children mainly learned reading, writing, arithmetic, and religious instruction. They often repeated facts together and were expected to sit still, follow rules, and show good behaviour.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Who taught rich children at home?

Nanny

Governess

Teacher

Mum

A governess was not like the other servants in a household as she had an education. Because of this she usually ate separately from the other servants

2 .

Which of these was NOT a Victorian toy?

Train set

Doll’s house

Playstation

Rocking horse

Only rich children were able to buy toys

3 .

Why were factories dangerous to work in?

Dangerous chemicals

The machines had no safety guards

The risk of explosions

The risk of flooding

Many children lost limbs or were killed by the machines

4 .

Where did most poor children play?

In the park

In nurseries

In the street

In playgrounds

Early Victorian children did not play much as they had to work long hours

5 .

How did the new laws help working children?

Stopped them working in mines and factories

Allowed them more toys

They got paid more money

They were allowed to go to parties

Minimum ages were put in place for some of the most dangerous jobs

6 .

Which of these jobs were done by Victorian Children?

Trapper in a coal mine

Chimney sweep

Factory worker

All of these

Many children started work when they were 5, the age children start going to school today

7 .

What would the teacher hit a child with if they misbehaved?

Slipper

Cane

Dunce's cap

Ruler

The cane was only banned in all UK schools in 2003!

8 .

What did children learn to write on?

Desk

Paper

Wood

Slate

Slates were a cheap alternative to paper as they could be used again and again

9 .

Who campaigned to stop children working?

Queen Victoria

William Gladstone

Lord Shaftesbury

Florence Nightingale

Lord Shaftesbury managed to get the number of hours children worked reduced

10 .

In which year did the law pass that made all children go to school?

1837

1850

1870

1899

After 1870 children between the ages of 5 and 13 had to go to school

Author: Amanda Swift (Primary School Teacher & Educational Content Developer)

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