History at Grove

 

Please click on the below links to discover what the children are learning this term.

Spring 

Year 1 - Life savers! Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell

Year 4 - James Brindley and canals in Birmingham

Year 5 - Education, education, education: a thematic study

 

 

 

Autumn 

Nursery - Family and Community, change, events and setting

In nursery the children have been hard at work looking at the changes within the environment. They have looked at how the leaves have changed and made predictions about what might happen to them. They have also considered holidays around this time, and were interested in drawing fireworks based on the events they have celebrated. 

Autumn 2 

Reception - My toys, changes outdoor, winter celebrations

Children started off this half term by exploring toys they have at home and how different people will have different toys. They explored outside and looked at how trees and plants were changing and considered what kind of clothes they may need to wear as the weather changes. They also had a look at some winter celebrations, considering who may celebrate them and how they will be celebrated by others. 

Autumn 2

Year 2 - The Great Fire of London

Children loved looking at the Great Fire of London this year, with a great focus on who was involved, where it happened, when it happened and why it happened. Aidan in 2 green was able to tell me that Samuel Pepys wrote a diary as the fire was happening and that is how we know a lot about what happened now! 

Autumn 2 

Year 3 - Travellers in time: changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

The children in year 3 were all excited to talk about what they have learnt this half term! They explored how life within this time period is different to how it is now and how the tools of the Stone Age helped us to develop into the people we are now. Hira in 3 yellow told me about the meaning of 'BC', knowing that this means before Christ and before our written history and Hizar told me all about skara brae, a settlement that has been discovered on a Scottish island after a great storm. 

Autumn 2

Year 4 - Anglo-Saxons and Vikings: Invaders and Settlers

In year 4 the children explored what happened after the Roman's left Britain and where new invaders came from. They considered what they would need to settle in a place. They have used a range of texts to improve their understanding. They then explored the discovery of Sutton Hoo - a burial ship - and the artefacts that were discovered inside. They then used their skills as Historians to consider who they think was buried. 

 

 

Autumn 1

Nursery - Family and Communite

In nursery, the children have been looking at who they are within history. They have been talking about how they are different or the same as others around them and how they have changed since they were babies. They have then discussed their birthdays and looked at where their birthdays are compared to each other. 

Autumn 1

Reception - My family, Changes, My week at school

In Reception, the children have been focusing on who is in their family and comparing them to each other. They have also looked at changes that have happened to their family members and changes to the environment around them. There has also been a lot of exploration around their routine at school and what they do on set days. 

Autumn 1

Year 1 - Did Rosie play with the same toys as me? 

This half term, children learned about a girl called Rosie and a boy called Bertie who had very different lives in the Victorian era. They were able to look at some toys and consider who would play with them based on the life they lived as well as if they would still be played with today. They had a great time playing with different toys and learning new games. 

Autumn 1

Year 5 - Children of the Revolution 

Children have been focusing on the Victorian era this half term, considering how different lives were lived. They were able to compare the lives of rich and poor individuals and the different jobs they would have had. They also considered how laws during the Industrial Revolution would have changed the lives of people. They enjoyed their trip to the black country museum where they were able to have a look at some Victorian architecture. 

Autumn 1

Year 6 - The World at War 

The children looked into what life was like for people in Britain during World War 2 this half term. They considered what happened to people of different faiths and what caused the war. They considered how peoples lives changed during the war and how life is different now because of these changes. They then created some propaganda of their own based on the sources they viewed around this time period. 

 

 

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