At Pleasant Street Primary School we stimulate children’s interest and understanding about life in the past. We help pupils gain knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. Our children will also learn about the lives and achievements of significant people from the past.
We teach children a sense of chronology, and through this they develop a sense of identity and a cultural understanding based on their historical heritage. They learn to value their own and other people’s cultures in modern multicultural Britain and celebrate their uniqueness as individuals.
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Our Nursery children have explored a collection of old items as part of our history learning. They were fascinated by objects such as a typewriter, an old radio, and a vintage camera. The children loved investigating how these items work, comparing them to the technology we use today, and asking curious questions about how people used them in the past. It was a wonderful hands-on introduction to history and how everyday objects have changed over time.
Class 6 are talking about propaganda today. We’re looking at various posters that were used by the government during the war to persuade people into thinking or acting a certain way to help with the war effort. We compare the two pictures below and talk about which one sends out the most positive message in order to encourage people.
Today Year 4 went on a trip to Chester to visit a Romans Museum! We got to do a lot of activities in the museum and learn about the food they ate and a lot of the activities they did during that time. We also got to walk down to the Roman Gardens and pretend we were Romans with shields and swords!
Today in History we have been creating our very own questions to ask our partners about the Stone Age. We sat opposite our partners interviewing them as if we had created our own podcast.
We looked at different sources and thought about what information each source gave us about The Great Fire of London. We discussed each source and enjoyed learning about how they were used in the past.
The children enjoyed a visit to the Museum of Liverpool, to learn about the daily life of Anglo Saxons and handle artefacts.
The class worked hard this afternoon to find places of Anglo-Saxon origin. They located places on a map and thought about the meanings of these place names.
Today we was very lucky and had a chance to go visit our local fire station.We looked at all the different equipment on a fire engine and what they are used for . We also looked at the difference of what they had during the Great fire of London compared to now.
We started to learn about how The Great Fire of London began.
The children worked hard this afternoon to consider reasons why the Anglo Saxons came to Britain.
This term Year 3 are looking at The Stone Age. The Stone Age is a period of time when humans used stone to make tools. It covers a huge period of time, over 3 million years. Stone Age people were hunter- gatherers. They followed and killed animals and gathered seasonal food. They made clothes from animal skins and created cave art. We have enjoyed creating our own timeline plotting different key points throughout history
Stone Age
This term our class will be looking at the Stone Age. We created our own timeline and discussing the time span across an enormous period of time. We have looked at the large timeline in our school trying to locate past history topics we have covered.
This week we’ve been exploring our own family histories, inspired by the story Owl Babies, which celebrates the comfort of family and belonging. The nursery children talked about the people who are important to them and how families can be the same or different over time.
Using lolly sticks, they carefully built little houses and then drew their families inside, sharing stories about parents, grandparents, and siblings. It was a lovely way to connect our learning about families in the past and present while celebrating what makes each home special.
Yesterday, as part of our history topic, we visited the Albert Dock to conduct a survey with the people we came across there. We wanted to find out why they were at the docks and if they were local or had travelled further to visit. After looking over all of our collected data and discussing it as a class we concluded that, in contrast to the past, when most people would have been at the docks to work, it is now more of a destination for tourists.
The children enjoyed looking at artefacts from Ancient Greece – sculptures of Gods, pottery, objects of daily life and weapons. The museum workshop was full of information about the past!
Over the past few weeks class 2 have been focusing on historical significant people. We have been looking at Ibn Battuta the famous explorer, Neil Armstrong the first American to walk on the moon and Amelia Earhart who was the first female pilot to fly across the Pacific Ocean. We have really enjoyed plotting these three historians within our own timeline, learning all about their achievements and why we remember them.
Reception have been exploring old and new items through history, the children had a go at trying out the items and explaining why they were old and what the new version of the item could be.
We worked in teams to research and create a presentation about Mayans’ life. We shared our work with the rest of the class.
We are finding the Mayans fascinating.
Today, we worked in groups to determine how did the Maya manage to become so important.
The class produced some wonderfully detailed and illustrated information leaflets this afternoon, to demonstrate their learning of our Anglo Saxon topic!
The children became history detectives, looking at images of objects found at a mysterious burial site at Sutton Hoo. They came to the conclusion that they belonged to a King or an important person.
We have looked at different artefacts and we have discussed the relation with the Romans.
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What a fantastic trip to the fire station this week! We were able to compare what we have learned about The Great Fire of London to the equipment they use today.
This week Reception have been exploring old and new toys in history , the class discussed what they think are old and new toys and what toys they play with now and what they’re families might have played with when they were younger. Reception then used their knowledge of old and new toys to cut and stick which toys were from the past or present.
The children tasted what life was like for the Anglo Saxons, with a visit to Mere Tun, at Martin Mere. The class experienced settlement life – practising weapons skills, thatching, weaving and foraging.
In History this afternoon, the children examined a variety of statements describing reasons why the Anglo Saxons came to Britain. They had to think carefully about whether each reason was likely or unlikely!
Lots of interesting items have arrived on Class 5 topic table! There are lots of clues to what our topic is!
Class 5 have been looking at timelines in preparation of our Anglo Saxon topic
In History the children worked really hard looking at old and new images. We looked at bikes, boats, cars, prams and buses. We spoke about the features of the old items and how they may be similar or different to modern day.
Class three enjoyed a trip to the museum for their Egyptian topic. We mummified a mummy and looked at all the tools used in the process.
As part of their History topic ‘Changes in our city’ the children visited Liverpool Cathedral today to learn more about this famous landmark and its history.
Today we worked in two teams to gather information about Democracy and The Olympics. We presented it to the rest of the class.
Y1 enjoyed visiting Strawberry Field, John Lennon’s childhood home and Penny Lane as part of their History topic based on The Beatles. They viewed artefacts and information, took part in a sing-a-long with a musician and had the chance to ask the expert guide, Chris, lots of questions along the way.
During our visit to Anglesey, we went to Beaumaris and took the opportunity to experience what a Victorian Jail was like for the inmates. We were shocked to see some of the punishments given to inmates, discovered interesting facts about how water was filtered in the jail grounds and were a little spooked by some of the ghostly tales!
Today we enjoyed looking at all the ancient artefacts related to the Mayans. We particularly enjoyed learning how they created chocolate using the cacao plant and also the Large Triple Death Mask which represents the vital cycle of life.
Mayans
We are enjoying being introduced to our new history topic ‘ The Mayans’. We first refreshed our memories on some past events on our school timeline before we dive into our topic.
We are looking forward to learning more about the Mayans and their civilisation.
We enjoyed a trip to the museum to take part in a workshop about toys. We compared toys from the past with modern day versions and spoke about the difference in materials and design.
Some exciting household objects from the past arrived in class today. We looked at the items and discussed how we know they are from the past.
