Mary Seacole Activity Pack

Description

Celebrate Black History Month with this engaging EYFS Mary Seacole learning pack, designed to introduce young children to the life and achievements of an inspirational Black historical figure.

Through simple, age-appropriate activities, children will learn about Mary Seacole, a courageous Jamaican nurse who cared for soldiers during the Crimean War and showed incredible kindness, bravery and determination.

This hands-on resource helps children explore Mary Seacole’s story through a range of engaging literacy and creative activities. Children will read a simple fact file, explore key vocabulary through a read and draw activity, and complete a fun codebreaker challenge to reveal a hidden message.

Perfect for Black History Month, this EYFS resource encourages meaningful conversations about kindness, fairness, helping others and treating people equally. It supports children in developing an understanding of significant people from history while building early literacy, communication, creativity and fine motor skills.

This low-prep activity pack is ideal for Reception classrooms, continuous provision, whole-class teaching, independent learning or home learning during Black History Month and throughout the year.

This resource includes:

Child-friendly Mary Seacole fact file
Read and draw vocabulary activity
Codebreaker challenge
Creative learning activity
Ready-to-print EYFS worksheets

Perfect for:

Black History Month activities
EYFS and Reception classrooms
Understanding the World lessons
Significant people topics
Literacy activities
Continuous provision
Independent learning
Classroom discussions
Home learning activities

Learning opportunities:

Learn about an important historical figure
Develop early reading skills
Build vocabulary and communication skills
Strengthen fine motor control
Encourage creativity and imagination
Explore kindness, fairness and caring for others

A meaningful way to help young children discover Mary Seacole’s story while celebrating diversity and the achievements of inspirational people throughout history.