Hello, my name's Mrs. Casey.

What's your name? I'm really excited to join you for this history lesson today.

This unit is called Traditional Stories.

What do they tell us about the distant past? Do you enjoy listening to stories? Today we are gonna listen to an inspiring story called Robert the Bruce and the Spider.

Can you remember how many legs a spider has? That's right.

Eight.

Eight legs.

And did you know, many spiders spin webs using silk that they produce to catch their food? Isn't that clever? So today's title is Robert the Bruce and the Spider.

Are you ready to find out more? Let's go.

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to retell the legend of Robert the Bruce, and the spider.

Here are our key words.

Listen carefully and I'll read them to you.

Legend.

Moral.

Persevere.

Now you can have a go at saying them.

Are you ready? My turn.

Legend.

Your turn.

Fantastic.

Well done! My turn.

Moral.

Your turn.

That's great.

My turn.

Persevere.

Your turn.

Fantastic.

Well done everyone! Listen out for these keywords in our lesson today.

Here's our lesson outline for Robert the Bruce and the spider.

We have got two parts to our lesson today.

The first part is the legend of Robert the Bruce, and the Spider, and the second part is the moral of the story.

I can't wait to hear this story.

Are you ready? Let's go.

Hmm! I wonder what happened to Robert the Bruce after he ran away from Scotland.

There is a famous legend about Robert the Bruce's time away from Scotland.

It involves a spider.

A legend is a story that has been retold again and again over time, but cannot be proven true.

Sometimes stories that are told over and over again change a little bit.

Have you been listening carefully? Let's check what you've learned.

What is a legend? Can remember that was one of our key words.

What is a legend? Is it A, a true story; B, a fictional story, or C, a story that may or may not be true? Have a think and tell your partner.

What is a legend? Is it A, B, or C? It's C.

A legend is a story that may or may not be true.

Which creature is this legend about? Is it A, a spider, B, a bear or C, a frog? Have a think and tell your partner.

Which creature is this legend about? A, a spider, B, a bear, C, a frog.

It's A, a spider.

Today we are learning about the legend of Robert the Bruce, and the spider.

The legend of Robert the Bruce, and the spider.

Once upon a time, about 750 years ago, there lived a brave and wise man named Robert the Bruce.

He was king of Scotland, but he had been forced to run away from his home because the English King Edward I had invaded.

Edward wanted to control both England and Scotland.

Robert had been fighting to stop him.

Edward and his army had the upper hand.

They had pushed Robert into hiding.

As he was constantly on the move, Robert had to find different places to hide from Edward's soldiers, but it was getting harder and harder as the weather was getting colder and colder.

One particularly cold day, Robert decided to hide in a cave to keep warm.

Sofia asks, who was he hiding from? Can you remember? That's right.

The English soldiers.

The cave was very dark, but at least it was warmer than outside.

Although he was warmer, Robert was tired, hungry, and feeling upset about the battles he had lost against Edward I.

All he wanted was for Scotland and its people to be free from England's control, but he didn't know what to do next.

At that moment, Robert felt like he had given up all hope.

As he sat there feeling frustrated and unsure of what to do, he noticed a tiny creature, a spider in the corner of the cave, spinning its beautiful, delicate web.

Robert watched with curiosity and interest as the spider tried to finish spinning the web.

But oh dear, every time it tried, the web would break and the spider would fall tumbling down to the cave floor.

However, instead of giving up, the little spider tried again and again and again and again until he finally succeeded spinning its web.

It was clear to Robert that the little spider had great determination in its tiny heart.

"Come on, little spider! You can do it!", says Izzy.

Jacob asks, "Do you think the spider will make it?" Fantastic listening, everyone! I hope you enjoyed listening to the story of Robert the Bruce and the brave little spider with lots of determination, perseverance.

Let's check what you've learned.

Can you tell a partner what Robert the Bruce saw in the cave? Pause the video and tell your partner.

Fantastic everyone! What great explanations, well done! You may have said, Robert the Bruce saw a spider trying again and again and again to spin its web in the corner of the cave.

Now it's time for your first task.

Write a diary entry by Robert the Bruce about the day he saw spider.

Do you know what a diary is? Lots of people keep diaries to write down what they've seen, done, or heard that day.

You might start your diary off, dear diary.

Here are some words to help you: cave, hiding, spider, web, breaking, again.

Remember to pretend you are Robert the Bruce writing about what you've seen that day.

Pause the video and have a go.

I can't wait to see your diary entries.

Well done everyone! Here's what you might have written.

Dear diary, today I was hiding in a cave and I saw a tiny spider.

The spider was trying to spin a web, but the web kept breaking.

The spider tried again and again, but it didn't give up.

You are doing so well, everyone! Well done! Next, we're going to move on to the second part of our lesson, the moral of the story.

Robert realised if the tiny spider could persevere, then so could he.

If you persevere, you keep trying when something is difficult.

Can you think of a time when you've persevered at something? Have a little think and talk to your partner.

Robert realised that just like the spider, he should not give up either, he should persevere.

He needed to do everything he could to save Scotland and his imprisoned family, family, even though the English were causing trouble, and Edward I seemed too powerful for him to defeat.

Robert understood that he needed to persevere in protecting his beloved Scotland.

Robert says, "I need to do everything I can to save Scotland." The lesson from the spider touched Robert's heart.

He decided to be as brave and persistent as the little creature.

So with newfound courage, he left the cave and Scotland ready to face the challenges ahead.

Robert the Bruce fought hard against the English, just like the spider fought to build its web.

He never gave up, no matter how tough things got.

Inspired by the tiny hero in the cave, Robert rallied the Scottish people together and they stood strong against the English army.

Can you see the picture of the spider? "I'm the tiny hero", he says.

Slowly, Robert took that control of each Scottish castle one by one.

Then Edward I died and his son, Edward II became king of England.

For a moment, it seemed like there might be peace between Scotland and England, but unfortunately, Edward II wanted control over Scotland too.

And so Robert continued fighting.

Soon there was a very big battle between Scotland and England.

Great listening, everyone! Let's check what we've learned.

Here is a true or false.

Is this statement true or false? Robert the Bruce gave up fighting against the English.

Pause the video and tell your partner what you think.

Well done! It was false.

Did, A, he keep persevering just like the spider in the cave or B, keep persevering just like the snail in the forest? Fantastic everyone! It was A, Robert the Bruce did not give up fighting.

He kept persevering just like the spider in the cave.

In the end, Robert's determination and perseverance paid off.

He led his people to victory forcing the English out of Scotland.

Not long after that, Robert was officially recognised as the king of Scotland and peace was declared between Scotland and England.

Peace was finally declared between England and Scotland.

The moral of a story is the meaning, message or something you can learn from the story.

What do you think the moral of this legend is? Pause the video and chat to your partner.

The moral of the legend is to never give up and persevere even when something is really hard.

Keep trying to spin that web just like the spider in the cave.

Brilliant, everyone.

Let's check what we've learned.

What is the moral of the legend of Robert the Bruce, and the spider? A, to keep persevering; B, to only try once or C, to give up straight away? What is the moral of the legend of Robert the Bruce, and the spider: A, B, or C? Brilliant! It's A, to keep persevering.

The moral of the legend of Robert the Bruce and the spider is to keep persevering even when things get really tough.

Keep trying again and again and again.

Let's see if we can put the events of the legend into the correct order starting with the earliest event.

Number one, Robert was inspired by the spider to continue his fight.

Robert saw a spider spinning a web in a cave.

The spider tried again and again to spin its web.

Robert was hiding in a cave from the English.

What order do the events from the legend go in? Talk to your partner.

Well done everyone! Let's see which order they go in.

First, Robert was hiding in a cave from the English soldiers.

Then, Robert saw a spider spinning a web in the cave.

Next, the spider tried again and again to spin its web.

Finally, Robert was inspired by the spider to continue his fight.

Did you get them all in the right order? Fantastic, everyone! Well done! Here is our task.

For each part of the legend of Robert the Bruce and the spider, write one sentence and draw one picture to tell the story.

Fantastic work everyone! Can you hold up your pictures to show your partner? You might have written sentences like these.

Robert is hiding in a cave from English soldiers and drawn a picture of a cave.

He sees a spider spinning a web.

The spider tries again and again to spin the web.

Robert perseveres against the English and wins.

Excellent work today everyone! You have listened so carefully to the story of Robert the Bruce, and the spider.

Let's summarise what we've learned today.

One of the most famous legends told about Robert the Bruce is the story of him and a spider.

Robert hid from the English soldiers in a cave.

In this cave, Robert watched a spider trying to spin its web, but it kept failing.

However, every time the spider failed, it tried again.

This inspired Robert and he realised he had to persevere against the English.

Robert returned to Scotland and won.

The moral of this legend is to never give up.

Brilliant job everyone.

Well done.

Bye for now!.