Category History

4 Blue are News Reporters! 📰🗞️

This half term in English we are looking at newspapers. We read a newspaper about the Blitz attacks on London during World War 2, and we made our own news reports based on the information we found out. Take a…

4 Blue at Bosworth Field

We had an absolutely amazing time at Bosworth Battlefield this week! Check out the pictures and video below to see what we got up to. What did you learn at Bosworth? What was your favourite activity and why?

4 Blue Tudor Family Tree

In History this week, we have been exploring the Tudor’s family tree. We realised it would be very important for the Tudors to keep track of their family, as it helped them work out who was next in line to…

Y2 – PSHE – Communities

As part of our PSHE learning, we have been learning about communities. We are all part of a community. As a class, we discussed which communities we belong to and how we contribute to these communities. As a community, we…

2B Explore Historical Coventry!

2Blue launched their new History unit ‘History of Coventry’ with a trip around Historical Coventry. They explored the many famous landmarks we have and shared so much knowledge! Please see the video and answer the challenge below. CHALLENGE: Which landmark…

1R St John’s House Museum

We had a fabulous trip to St John’s House today to learn about houses in the Victorian days. Have a look at what we got up to… We used chalk and slates like Victorian children. We practised our number formation.…

All About the Anglo-Saxons

4 Blue have had a fantastic time learning about the Anglo-Saxons this half term. We have learned all about how and why they came to Britain, the structure of their society, the way they buried their dead and even how…

4W explore the life of the Anglo-Saxons

This week in history we have been exploring the different aspects of Anglo-Saxon life. We designed our own Anglo-Saxon outfit, explored the kinds of food and drink they had, looked at how the vikings impacted the Anglo-Saxons, researched the Anglo-Saxon…

Victorian Day in 2Blue

2Blue were transported back in time to the Victorian Days! We have had a great time – memories have been made for life! Please enjoy the video and answer the questions below to test your understanding. 1) We learnt about…

Crime Scene 4 Blue

This week we were transported back to 1939 and put our detective hats on to investigate the mystery of the ‘bodiless burial’ found at Sutton Hoo in Sussex. We learned that this unusual site, thought to be just a collection…

1W’s History Week!

Over the past two days we have been looking further into the life of our Queen, Elizabeth II. Why is Queen Elizabeth a significant person? Pin the jewel on the crown! We tried our hand at making paper jets! We…

History week in RR

We have had a short but busy week in RR. As part of history week, we have been learning all about Sir Frank Whittle. We have had class discussions to learn facts about this historical figure. We know that Sir…

5 Blue- History week- Lady Jane Grey

This week, 5 Blue have learnt more about the short and tragic life of Lady Jane Grey. To make enquiries. To begin the learning, the children had a video shared with them including clues. Only one child in our class…

History Week in 5 Red. Lady Jane Grey.

This week in Year 5, we have been learning about Lady Jane Grey. Firstly, we researched her life and why she was a historical figure. We created posters with key facts presented on them. We also created a non-chronological report,…

1Blue – History Week

Firstly, welcome back 1Blue!This week, 1Blue will be learning about Queen Elizabeth. The children understood why Queen Elizabeth is a significant person. They also learned Her Majesty’s history by creating a timeline of events throughout her life. After that, to…

4 White’s History Week!

Thursday This week, we have been learning about Sir Francis Drake. Today, the children researched who he was, creating posters about him followed by a timeline of his life. Friday Today, the children found out about the skills explorers like…

6W are riding Hokusai’s Great Wave!

Can you tell me an interesting fact that you have learnt about this Era? How did it begin? End? What do you think inspired this artist the most? How was his work influenced by his country’s current climate and history?…

3 Red’s History Week

The last two days 3 Red have learnt everything there is to know about Howard Carter, the famous archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun’s notorious tomb in 1922! Please watch the iMovie below to see all the fun we got up to!…

3 White History Week – Howard Carter.

We have had a wonderful 2 days developing our understanding of Howard Carter. We began by coming to school and seeing our teachers with moustaches! We had to work out why and soon used clues to discover they were the…

Six Red History Week Gallery

With us learning about the social Geography of Japan this half term, it felt appropriate to study the a small part of the rich History of Japan this week. We will be studying life during Edo Japan and a famous…