BBC - Schools - Famous People


	Summary Page The 'Famous People' website looks at the life and times of ten famous people: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Christopher Columbus, Elizabeth Fry, Henry VIII, Edward Jenner, Florence Nightingale, Samuel Pepys, Pocahontas, Mary Seacole and George Stephenson. The site supports the history curriculum at Key Stage One and its requirement for young children to find out about significant men, women and children and events from the recent and more distant past, including those from Britain and the wider world. The selection of people was made to reflect different time periods and to introduce the wider world aspect. This site has been designed to be easy to use by the children themselves. The site will work best for the child if an adult initially makes them familiar with the help icon and its function. Help for the children - Help icon The help icon looks like this. He is called Tommy and will give the children text and audio prompts when clicked. Help for you - 'T button' If a child gets stuck half way through an activity and needs you to help them, you can click on the 'T' button. This button gives an overview of the activity or tells you what options you have. This is in text only. 'Go faster buttons' - (flash version of the site only) If you are going to use the Flash version of the site it may take a little while to load the various pictures, sounds etc. If you click on 'pre-load' button prior to using the site it will pre-load these images and cut down your waiting time. When you are finished using the site click the 'unload button'. In any waiting time, you do have, we have provided a game for children to play.