Free Suffragettes Drawing Sheet | Year 6 Core | BookFlik
Bring the important story of the fight for equality into your classroom with our free History suffragettes drawing sheet year 6 core resource. This educational activity is designed to help children aged 10-11 engage creatively with the suffrage movement in the United Kingdom, perfectly aligning with the UK National Curriculum requirements for studying a significant turning point in British history.
In this lesson, our friendly elephant, Ellie, guides students through the key events of the early 20th century. By using this History suffragettes drawing sheet year 6 core, pupils will explore the visual language of the movement, including the iconic purple, white, and green colours, and the bold banners used to campaign for the vote. This resource encourages students to reflect on the dedication of activists like Emmeline Pankhurst and Millicent Fawcett, helping them to visualise the historical context behind the Representation of the People Act 1918.
Teachers can use this resource as a starter activity to spark a class discussion about democracy, or as a creative task to consolidate learning after a history lesson. Because it is a History suffragettes drawing sheet year 6 core level resource, it is specifically tailored to the expected standard for Year 6, ensuring that the vocabulary and historical concepts are age-appropriate and accessible.
The sheet includes five tasks:
1. Identify the three colours of the movement and explain what they represent.
2. Design a protest banner that reflects a campaign slogan from the era.
3. List two reasons why the vote was so important to suffragettes.
4. Draw a portrait of a campaigner and label their key accessories.
5. Create a timeline sketch showing the progression of the vote from 1918 to 1928.
Download this resource to provide your students with a meaningful, artistic way to connect with the past and deepen their understanding of how our democratic rights were won.
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