History

Year 2

Module 1

Our first History lesson let us explore things from the past. We discussed what a historian's job is and how we know artefacts and other things such as vehicles are from the past. We explored the classroom and found objects that we were unsure of and answered questions about them such as; what is it? what material could it be made from? what was it used for?

N.C events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries]

Our second history lesson allowed us to get to know Queen Victoria in more detail. We looked at important events during her life time and was able to look at kings and queens in more detail during the Victorian time period and beyond.

N.C events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries]

As we develop of our knowledge The Victorian Era further, we looked at how children during the Victorian times lived. We explored different jobs they may have needed to do if they could not go to school and discussed if getting a job at such as young age was a good thing or not. We wrote small speeches to explain whether having a job was good or not and gave our reasons why. They were pretty convincing!

N.C events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries]

To help us develop our knowledge of the Victorians, on Tuesday 3rd October 2023 we had a Victorian day where we were able to dress up and take part in lots of different activities. A lady called Natalie came to visit us from Maidstone Museum and taught us lots of things about how the Victorian's lived and what children did at work or at school. As well as learning lots of amazing pieces of information, we got to make our own peg dolls.

We also looked at Florence Nightingale and how she made a positive impact during the Victorian Era.

N.C events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries]

Module 2

This module we are making links to our Lines of Inquiries by looking at significant people that has made an impact in everyday life such as Rosa Parks, Malala and Emmeline Pankhurst. Our first history lessons of this module focused on who Rosa Parks was and why she is an important person in history. We read all about what she did and why it has made an impact in modern day.

N.C the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.

Module 3

Throughout this module we have been learning all about the Wright Brothers and the First Flight. We have explored when and where the first flight happened and have made comparisons to modern aircrafts that we see today.

We have enjoyed researching the Wright Brothers in more detail and writing down key information about them and their lives.

N.C the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.

N.C events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries]

Module 5

In Module 5 we have linked our learning to a someone famous from the past, Beatrix Potter. We looked at some of her famous work and how she become a well known author. We also retold the story of Beatrix Potter's life by creating story boards during our learning time.

Module 6

This module has allowed us to explored everything about technology and how it has changed over time. We have looked at the evolution of technology from the past 60 years including technology used for writing such as type writers and entertainment. We have created timelines, explored inventors linked to technology and even found out that Mrs Tighe and Mrs Williams are older than Google!

N.C the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.