Blog by Tag: History

Step into our classroom, and you'll feel like you've walked into a time machine! We have officially opened our very own Class Toy Museum, filled with fascinating toys and games from the past.

The children have loved exploring these historical treasures during their Busy Bee learning time—from…

Today we were honoured to meet a gentleman who fought in WW2. 
Popa, Mrs Long’s grandad, came in to answer our questions about the war, life when he was a child and generally all about his long, long life. 
Popa is 105! This is the first time a lot of the children had met someone who’s this age!
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In English Willow class, to link with our topic on the Stone Age, have been reading Stone Age Boy.

We then wrote our own stories based on this story.

What an incredible time we all had at Conkers!
To support our topic on The Stone Age we worked with Ranger Jack to take part in many enjoyable activities.

We did, cave paintings using sticks and feathers to create a story.

Played different tunes on a drum using stones or sticks. 
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Oak class welcomed a Viking visitor into school. This gave us an opportunity to explore Viking artefacts that we have been learning about. The children were very surprised at how heavy the shields were that they carried in battle and enjoyed looking at all of the swords and axes that we…

Oak created a Viking museum using their knowledge they have gained throughout our history topic. The rest of the school came to visit and were amazed by the Viking artefacts on display.

Oak class have been learning how to sing a traditional South African song called Shosholoza.

This song was originally sung by men who were working in the diamond and gold mines. It was sung in rhythm of the men swinging their axes to make the hard work feel easier.

 We have been thoroughly engrossed in this topic and demonstrated a wonderful understanding of Egyptian life. Making our fact files has been so enjoyable and we are all incredibly proud of our finished files.
 

This week, our Reception history detectives hopped into a "time machine" to explore how we get from A to B! We’ve been comparing transport from the past with the vehicles and vessels we see in the present.

Spotting the Clues

The children turned into mini-investigators, looking closely at old…

Our EYFS children have been busy designing and creating their own Tudor houses using junk modelling materials, inspired by our learning about the Great Fire of London.

We began by looking at pictures of houses from 1666 and talking about their key features, such as the white walls, wooden beams…

Maple Class had an absolutely unforgettable day as we were transported back in time to the bustling, timber-framed streets of 1666 London!

A huge thank you to our special historical visitor who turned our school hall into a chaotic, exciting snapshot of the past for our immersive Great Fire of…

Our trip enriched our learning about WW1. We had a fantastic guide, Roger, who explained all about life in the trenches, weapons, uniforms-showed us some interesting artefacts. We had such a great time in the trenches, acting out the various roles and discovering new learning about the war.
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