Hello, my name's Mrs. Casey.

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

This unit is called traditional stories.

What do they tell us about the distant past? And the lesson title is Scotland, England, and Robert the Bruce.

We're going to be finding out who Robert the Bruce was, what his story was, why he was important, and how he is remembered today.

Are you ready to get started? By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to explain who Robert the Bruce was.

Here are some key words we're going to be using in today's lesson.

Listen carefully and I'll read them out to you.

Separate.

Noble.

Invade.

Now you can have a go at saying them.

My turn.

Separate.

Your turn.

Brilliant.

Well done.

My turn.

Noble.

Your turn.

Excellent.

My turn.

Invade.

Your turn.

Great work.

Listen out carefully for these words in our lesson.

Today's lesson has two learning cycles, Scotland and England, and who was Robert the Bruce? Let's start with our first learning cycle, Scotland and England.

Today, Scotland and England are part of the United Kingdom Kingdom.

Here is a map of the United Kingdom.

Here's Izzy.

Izzy asks, "Can you find Scotland and England on the map?" Here is England in the red.

And Scotland is colored-in in blue on the map.

Can you see they're right next to each other, sharing a border? Let's check what you've learnt.

Add the labels to the map, Scotland and England.

Can you remember where they were? Have a chat with the person next to you.

Scotland is colored-in in blue on this map.

England is the red area.

Well done, everyone.

Great work.

A long, long time ago, Scotland and England used to be separate kingdoms, with their own king or queen who ruled the people.

When things are apart, they're described as separate.

But Scotland and England didn't always get along.

There were many battles between them.

What do you think they were fighting about? Have a chat with the person next to you.

Great ideas, everyone.

A lot of the fights were about control over land, as some of the kings wanted to have control over both Scotland and England.

About 750 years ago, Edward I was king of England, but he wanted to control Scotland too.

Here is an illustration of him.

Can you see his crown? Robert the Bruce was a noble in Scotland.

Someone who owns land and helps a king or queen to rule a country is a noble.

Robert wanted Scotland to stay a separate kingdom from England.

Now it's time to check what we've learnt.

Can we match the person to their title and their kingdom? Edward I, Robert the Bruce, noble, king, Scotland and England.

Pause the video and discuss with your partner.

Great discussions, everyone.

So, Edward I was king of England.

Robert the Bruce was a noble in Scotland.

Fantastic, everyone.

Well done.

And here is our first task.

Tell a partner why England and Scotland were fighting about 750 years ago.

Here are some words to help you.

King, Edward I, control, separate, Robert the Bruce, noble.

Pause the video and tell your partner why England and Scotland were fighting about 750 years ago.

Your answer might have included: "The king of England was called Edward I.

He wanted to control England and Scotland.

But a Scottish noble called Robert the Bruce wanted Scotland to stay a separate kingdom." Fantastic listening, everyone.

Well done.

And now it's time for the second cycle of our lesson.

You are doing so well, everyone.

Well done.

Who was Robert the Bruce? Let's find out about his story.

Are you ready? Once upon a time, about 750 years ago, there were two separate kingdoms. They sat next to each other, England and Scotland, each with its own king.

One day, the King of England, a man named Edward I, declared that he wanted everyone to do things his way, in both England and Scotland.

So he decided to invade Scotland with all of his soldiers.

Invade was one of our key words.

When a group of people attack another country moving their soldiers into it, they invade.

So Edward and his army marched into Scotland, demanding that the Scottish people listened to him instead of the Scottish king.

In Scotland, there was a young noble called Robert the Bruce, who was known to have a heart full of courage.

When he saw the English king trying to order everybody around, he decided he could not let that happen.

Robert wanted the Scottish people to be free, so he bravely stood up to the English king.

But it was not just Robert who wanted to stand up to Edward I.

All over Scotland, people were angry.

One of the angriest men was William Wallace.

He was not a great noble like Robert, but he was a brave and strong warrior.

Robert the Bruce and William Wallace decided to help each other.

After a very big battle, William had to go into hiding.

Robert knew it was time that he had to take charge.

Let's check what we've learnt.

Who decided to help Robert the Bruce fight against the English king? Was it, A, Edward I, B, St.

Patrick, or, C, William Wallace? Pause the video and talk to the person next to you.

Excellent discussions, everyone.

So, who decided to help Robert the Bruce fight against the English king? It was C, William Wallace.

To save Scotland, Robert knew that he to become the king of Scotland.

But Robert knew that this would be hard.

Lots of Scottish nobles wanted to be king, as they knew it would make them powerful.

However, Robert the Bruce was strong and very smart.

In the end, he defeated the other nobles, and even the Scottish church said that he should be king.

What do you think the King of England thought about that? That's right.

The King of England, Edward I, was very, very cross that Robert the Bruce had become King of Scotland, 'cause can you remember he wanted to control Scotland too.

So, what happened next? Edward sent his soldiers after Robert, and Robert's family was captured and put into prison.

Robert escaped at the last moment.

Robert was worried that Edward would also punish the Scottish people if he did not leave Scotland.

So, Robert was forced to run away, but he did not give up.

This was really difficult for Robert, as he didn't want to leave his family.

However, the brave young king had to run away to keep the Scottish people safe.

Even though he had to leave his home and family behind, Robert the Bruce did not give up.

He knew he had to keep fighting for Scotland and for his family.

And so the story of Robert the Bruce began.

Little did he know that his journey would lead to great victories, and mean that people would see him as a hero, and talk about him for many, many years to come.

Let's check what we've learnt.

You've been listening so well.

Well done, everyone.

Put the event of the story of Robert the Bruce in the correct order, starting with the earliest event.

Number one, Edward invades Scotland.

Robert the Bruce runs away.

William Wallace helps Robert the Bruce.

Robert the Bruce's family are captured.

Robert the Bruce becomes king of Scotland.

What happened first? Pause the video and talk to a partner.

Amazing, everyone.

What fantastic discussions.

Okay, let's have a look at the correct order.

First, Edward I invades Scotland.

Second, William Wallace helps Robert the Bruce.

Third, Robert the Bruce becomes king of Scotland.

Fourth, Robert the Bruce's family are captured.

And fifth, Robert the Bruce runs away.

Did you get them in the right order? Well done.

Great effort.

And here is our second task.

This stick person represents Robert the Bruce.

Tell your learning partner what labels you would add to the stick person.

Try and answer these questions.

Where and when did he live? What words can you use to describe him? What was Robert the Bruce at the beginning and the end of the story? What did he do? Did anyone help him? Pause the video and tell your learning partner.

Excellent work, everyone.

Let's have a look at what you might have included in your answers.

He lived in Scotland 750 years ago.

Gosh, that was a long time ago, wasn't it? He was a Scottish noble at the beginning of the story, and later he became king of Scotland.

He was very clever and brave.

I wonder if you used those words or any other words to describe him.

His friend William Wallace helped him fight the King of England.

Robert the Bruce wanted Scotland to be a separate kingdom from England, so he stood up to the King of England, Edward I, who wanted to be in charge of England and Scotland.

Well done, everyone.

I hope you enjoyed listening to the story and finding out who Robert the Bruce was.

Let's read through what we have learnt.

About 750 years ago, England and Scotland were two separate kingdoms, each with their own king.

One day, the King of England decided he wanted to control Scotland too, so he sent his soldiers to invade Scotland.

Many people in Scotland were not happy about this.

In fact, they were really angry, including a noble called Robert the Bruce.

Robert wanted to be king of Scotland, but first he had to defeat the other nobles.

When Robert became king, Edward was so angry, he sent the England soldiers after him.

Robert escaped, but they captured his family instead, and Robert was forced to leave Scotland.

Thank you for joining me for our history lesson today.

I can't wait to find out what happened next to Robert.

Bye for now.