AoLE - Humanities
What is a typical Welsh lady?
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IMMERSION AFTERNOON
IMMERSION AFTERNOON
What a fantastic, engaging and insightful afternoon we had with pupils quickly picking up on our theme of women in history!
There were a variety of primary evidence resources to study such as photographs, newspaper articles, protest signs, letters, pin badges and costumes.
Pupil influence - Questions for our topic
Pupil influence - Questions for our topic
Following on from our immersion afternoon we had so many questions to ask! We used Google Slides on Google Classroom to record our questions.
Myths and Legends
Myths and Legends
Whilst reading about the powerful women in the MAB, we wanted to know more about Myths and Legends.
We looked at different Myths and Legends across Scotland, Ireland, England and of course Wales!
The children in Dosbarth Arian have been enjoying the Myths and Legends in 'The MAB' so much, they wanted to research what Myths and Legends Wales have and compared them to other countries nearby. We created posters on the Myths and Legends we each researched and presented to the class to educate each other.
Conducting interviews
Conducting interviews
We became journalists!
As a class we came up with 5 interview questions that we would like to ask a Welsh woman in our family/community. Dosbarth Arian then took the questions home and over the weekend conducted interviews using the questions. We had some very interesting answers. The participants needed to be a Welsh Woman who was a parent age or above in order to get the most out the interview. We have a variety of different experiences and perceptions.
Women's rights
Women's rights
We had a very long discussion about women's rights and what exactly "rights" are. Following this we had a list of statements which we had to sort into the headings of "Before the First World War" and "Now". Many of us said that we definitely want to find out more!
The Suffragettes
The Suffragettes
From learning about women's rights before the First World War, we noticed that the word "suffrage" and "suffragettes" appeared a lot and we were very keen to find out more. Completing a comprehension on Google Classroom on the Suffragette movement certainly helped! We also did a quick survey of the class as to how many would like to have been involved in the Suffragette movement, and only 4 out of the class said that they would. The rest said they wouldn't, mainly because of the fear of getting hurt and/or arrested.
Sister Suffragette Song by Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, and Reta Shaw
Visit from Angharad Spooner
Visit from Angharad Spooner
Angharad Spooner, a local historian visited our school in a traditional Welsh lady outfit. Many of us gasped when she walked through the door as we were so shocked with what she was wearing.
Angharad explained to us that she had come dressed in an outfit a lady from the Tonyrefail area would have worn in around 1750.
"From Today's visit with Angharad Spooner, I learned what women used to wear (like what a petticoat is and how hats stay on their heads with hat pins and that skirts have so many layers). I think that the visit from Angharad will help our topic because she told us lots of interesting facts that will help us. I would describe the visit as interesting,intriguing and breathtaking".
OLIVIA
Women in the First World War
Women in the First World War
As a class we were shown lots of videos and Powerpoints on Women during the First World War. We really had to pay close attention to every detail as we knew we were going to be tested on what we had seen and heard. We worked in groups to answer question on a quiz set on Google Classroom.
Recruitment posters for women
Recruitment posters for women
As a class we studied a variety of recruitment posters for various roles in the Second World War ranging from the Women's Land Army to the WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force). We were given the opportunity to recreate a poster of our choice and did not want to use technology as wanted them to be as authentic as possible.
We read a fantastic book called "Taff in the WAAF" by Mick Nanning and Brita Granstom. We were absolutely fascinated to find out how an "ordinary" woman came to work at Bletchley Park. Eager to find out more, we wanted to try cracking a code!
Writing appropriate questions
Writing appropriate questions
We had to write questions to ask our caretaker, Julie, who was a miner's wife in the strike of 1984 to 1985 as we wanted to find out all about her experiences during the strike.
To prioritise our questions into a Diamond 9
To prioritise our questions into a Diamond 9
From the questions we wrote to Julie, we prioritised them into a Diamond 9.
To take notes
To take notes
Julie spoke to us about her experiences during the Miner's Strike of 1984 to 1985. We had to learn the skill of note taking and a lot of us found it challenging to listen and to take notes at the same time!
Julie
Julie
The children loved listening to Julie's experience and got an authentic insight into the miners strike and how it affected the very community in which they live in.
The role of Women during the Miner's strike
The role of Women during the Miner's strike
From listening to Julie, we were so interested, we simply had to find out more! We watched a clip from ITVX and also conducted our own research. Next we compiled a double page spread on our findings.
Valerie Ganz artwork
Valerie Ganz artwork
We looked at Valerie Ganz's famous "Welsh Miner" artwork. We concentrated on her use of charcoal shading and how effective it is. This inspired us to create our own "Welsh Miner" and try out her shading technique.
Researching a variety of prominent Welsh Women
Researching a variety of prominent Welsh Women
We were given the choice of 5 Welsh Women to research -
Lady Trotman Dickenson
Betty Campbell
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
Lady Rhondda
Iris Williams
We worked in groups and used the internet and books to conduct our research. We also used our IT skills and created QR codes with links to Slides and Presentations etc.
Megan Lloyd George
Megan Lloyd George
The first Welsh woman MP. The children love to present their findings in a hand made poster.
Collaboration
Collaboration
From our research and the informative posters we created, we presented our findings to each other. This ensured we learned as much as we could about a variety of Welsh Women. We even created quizzes to increase knowledge as well as asking a variety of questions! It was such an informative and enjoyable afternoon.
To create a modern Welsh woman
To create a modern Welsh woman
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) we created a modern Welsh Woman. We had to think very carefully as to what we wanted to include and are delighted with the results!
CLAY MODELLING
CLAY MODELLING
Making our clay model
Finished clay model.
Making our clay model
Finished clay model
What a fantastic morning! We had a lovely visitor from Chickencoop in Caerphilly to come in to show us how to make a traditional Welsh lady out of clay! Year 5 loved this experience. We then compared our clay models and our AI Welsh women to visually see how Welsh woman have changed.
Once the clay models were dry, we then painted them to make them look more like a Welsh lady. The outcome was fantastic! We are so proud!
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