Cross Curricular History

Form 1 have had an exciting term of history, learning all about the Victorians. They have explored many features of the Victorian era such as toys, seasides, inventions, authors and royalty. They thoroughly enjoyed playing with various Victorian toys and showed much interest in how different they are to the toys we play with today. Learning about Queen Victoria was also another highlight, especially finding out that she was the second-longest reigning monarch of our country. The children loved exploring the different Victorian inventions and how things such as cars and telephones have evolved since then.

Learning about the seaside was another highlight where the children discovered how people in this era would spend their holidays visiting the seaside. They produced some fantastic postcards telling their friends all about the different activities they would do, such as donkey rides and watching a Punch and Judy show.

Form 1 also learnt about the features of the castle and the names such as battlements, portcullis and keep. This was really useful for when they visited Windsor Castle. They looked at the jobs that people do in the Castle - we bet you don’t know what a Gong Farmer is! It isn’t a pleasant job! They drew their own family crests on shields after seeing them on the walls and ceilings in Windsor Castle.

Form 2 have thoroughly enjoyed our history lessons this term and have been inspired to become geologists, inventors, authors and designers, to name a few. They did a topic on famous people, learning about Florence Nightingale, Alexander Graham Bell, Mary Seacole and a famous person of their choice that they researched at home and presented at school. So many amazing and talented people in our world!

The children are fully informed on how both hospitals and the fire service have evolved over time and know that we are much better equipped to fight fires and treat patients now.

Having learnt about evacuees during WWII, the pupils have gained an understanding of what life may have been like for children and families during this difficult period. They wrote letters home to their parents from the eyes of an evacuee living in the countryside, demonstrating an amazing level of empathy for those children having to leave home during this time.