Remembering Nelson Mandela

Resources and teaching ideas to mark Nelson Mandela Day on Monday 18 July

Tes Resources Team

Remembering Nelson Mandela, Teaching Resources & Ideas

Pay tribute to Nelson Mandela in the lead up to Nelson Mandela Day with these great resources and ideas

Nelson Mandela Day offers teachers across the world the opportunity to honour his legacy, by helping students to learn more about Mandela, understand the system of apartheid that he fought to overcome and inspire them to make a difference in their communities.

We've brought together some of the best resources to explore the life of Mandela, as well as track his journey in becoming a global icon for peace and equality.

For other related resources, why not visit our Black History Month blog or explore the Black Experiences hub?

Activities and worksheets

Black History Month: Nelson Mandela
Miss C

Black History Month: Nelson Mandela

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Research task getting students to find key facts on the life of Nelson Mandela. Students are also given a famous quote from Mandela about education. They must make their own interpretations of this and write a PEE paragraph about it. Good activity/starter/homework to lead you into a more in dep...
Nelson Mandela PowerPoint and Worksheets Lesson
The Ginger Teacher

Nelson Mandela PowerPoint and Worksheets Lesson

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Engaging history lesson to teach children about Nelson Mandela. Perfect for Black History Month in your classroom, make teaching about apartheid and black history interesting and engaging. Great lesson with many facts and activities for your kids to enjoy. This download includes a detailed 30 slide...
Nelson Mandela Reading Comprehension
krisgreg30

Nelson Mandela Reading Comprehension

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A fact file about Nelson Mandela that is also a reading comprehension. This includes three differentiated worksheets with 16 questions each and answers included to test children's comprehension knowledge as well as learning about Nelson Mandela at the same time.
Nelson Mandela
Krazikas

Nelson Mandela

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This resource contains a 50-question PowerPoint quiz on Nelson Mandela, the inspirational anti-apartheid leader and activist. The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide...
LKS2 Nelson Mandela Reading Comprehension Activity
CreativePrimaryLit

LKS2 Nelson Mandela Reading Comprehension Activity

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A reading comprehension passage with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4. Students will learn key...

Presentations and supportive resources

Mandela: A Life and Legacy on Film
IntoFilm

Mandela: A Life and Legacy on Film

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This is a preview of a resource. The full resource is available at the Into Film website for FREE. This resource focuses on the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom which is an adaptation of Nelson Mandela s autobiography of the same title and available to stream for free to UK educators on Into F...
KS3 History - Nelson Mandela
BBCTeach

KS3 History - Nelson Mandela

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In [this clip](https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks3-nelson-mandela-south-africas-first-black-president/zd2nmfr) from the [BBC Teach](https://bbc.co.uk/teach) series, [Icons](https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks3-icons/zr6yt39), Sir Trevor McDonald reports on ...
Nelson Mandela Knowledge Organiser!
TandLGuru

Nelson Mandela Knowledge Organiser!

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This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Nelson Mandela as a part of their history study of Significant Individuals. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Nelson...