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The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London
To end our 'Life in London' topic, we visited Weaver Hall and went back in time to 1666 to explore how life was different during the Great Fire of London. Children were able to build on knowledge gained during their History lessons to get hands on, experienceing how life would have been during the 17th Century!
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How was life like for a child in World War 2?
How was life like for a child in World War 2?
At the start of the term, we found a mysterious suitcase in school which was full of lots of interesting artefacts.
After much discussion and exploration, children decided that it once belonged to a child during the war, an evacuee!
After finding the mysterious suitcase, children found out why the World War 2 began and when it happened, during thier History lessons.
They worked together to create a timeline of events including the start of the war in 1939 and the present day. They even used information found on an old newspaper to help!
After that, children learnt all about why children were evacuated during WW2 and how their lives changed. The children became history detectives as they looked at old photographs for clues about how it might have felt to be an evacuee and how school may have been different during the war.
Our Day as Evacuee's
Our Day as Evacuee's
After meeting our new families we got to work on the farm by 'Digging for Victory' so we could make our own vegetable soup!
Next we wrote letters home to our families left behind in the city. We wrote all about what it felt like as an evacuee in the countryside.
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