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Year 2 (Class 7) - History - Sir William Petty Visit
Class 7 and year 2 had a visit from Sir William Petty all the way from 1666.
He came and told the children all about his friends in London and how their houses were burnt in the Great Fire of London. He used tools from the past to explore what happened and why.
The children loved taking part…
Category: Year 2
Year 2 (Class 6) - History - Sir William Petty Visit
Class 6 loved the workshop with Sir William Petty!
He came and told us all about the Great Fire of London.
We really enjoyed pretending we were a London street that set on fire and creating a bucket chain to try and put out the fire.
Category: Year 2
Year 3 (Class 9) - History - Artefacts from the Stone Age
In history this week we were looking at artefacts from the Stone Age. We predicted what some objects excavated from Star Carr might have been used for.
We were also very lucky as we got to handle and have a close up look at Stone Age artefacts from Leeds Museum.
Category: Year 3
Year 2 (Class 6) - History - GFL Fire Spread
In history, class 6 have been thinking about why the Great Fire of London spread so rapidly.
We looked at some of the different reasons, then ordered them from most to least important.
Category: Year 2
Year 5 (Class 13) - History - Roman Britains & Anglo Saxons
Class 13 gathering information on Roman Britains and Anglo Saxons in history this week.
Category: Year 5
Year 4 (Class 11) - History - The Stone Age
Class 11 have loved exploring Stone Age poo.
They directed out and looked through and identified the items they found to better understand what Stone Age people would have eaten.
Category: Year 4
Year 3 (Class 9) - History - The Stone Age
In history we are starting a topic about the Stone Age.
We went to look at our school timeline to help us to understand when the time period took place. As the Stone Age is prehistoric we have to rely on archaeological findings to find out about how people lived.
We become archeologists…
Category: Year 3
Year 4 (Class 10) - History - The Stone Age
Class 10 have had a great first lesson about the Stone Age. First of all, we went to the timeline on the stairs to find out how long ago the Stone Age was, which other periods of history overlap with it (Egyptians and Greeks), and where it fits into the topics we've already covered.
Then, we…
Category: Year 4
Year 3 (Class 10) - History - The Stone Age
Class 10 have had a great first lesson about the Stone Age. First of all, we went to the timeline on the stairs to find out how long ago the Stone Age was, which other periods of history overlap with it (Egyptians and Greeks), and where it fits into the topics we've already covered.
Then, we…
Category: Year 3
Year 2 (Class 6) - History - The Great Fire of London
We have really enjoyed beginning our new topic in class 6.
In history, we have learnt about the events of the Great Fire of London and created a timeline to show what happened over the week.
Category: Year 2
Year 2 (Class 5) - History - Skipton Castle Trip
Class five had a great time at Skipton Castle.
We loved walking around a real castle and identifying all the original features.
Category: Year 2
Year 2 (Class 7) - History - Skipton Castle Trip
Class 7 went to Skipton Castle on Monday. They braved the cold to visit the dark depths of the creepy dungeon, learnt about the family who owned the castle and the men who built it.
They learnt about the defences of the castle, the moat, the drawbridge, the portcullis, the thickness of the…
Category: Year 2
