Y4 History
Roman day
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Our recent Roman day was fantastic! We had fun getting into the tortoise formation and protecting ourselves against flying rocks, thrown by opposing team, the barbarians! The girl’s team won as only one of their soldiers were hit! We realised just how hard it would have been for Roman soldiers carrying metal shields, as well as their heavy armour, which weighed up to 20kg.
We had a go at playing Roman games, and learnt about their architecture, like their famous arch ways and aqueducts. By handling lots of artefacts, we learnt lots about their lifestyle, and their keen interest in keeping clean. Did you know that they used wee to help wash the clothes? |
At the end of the day, Oliwier and Taybah were transformed into Maximus and Porche,
who were wealthy Romans. We think they look fabulous!
Lincoln Museum
As part of our Stone Age topic, we have recently visited Lincoln Museum where we had a fabulous day! We took part in lots of activities like a drama showing the changes throughout the Stone Age era, an archaeology dig where we dug for hidden artefacts, and we looked at an exhibition where we got to see a real life prehistoric boat along with lots of other artefacts.
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Spoken language - History lesson
As part of the new curriculum there is an emphasis on spoken language, through the development of pupils’ confidence and competence in spoken language and listening skills.
During one of our history lessons we had to discuss the changes throughout the Stone Age period and think about how the changes impacted on their lives. Then we had to order the changes from the smallest to the biggest, giving reasons for our choices. We had to work in groups which meant we had to listen to each other and be confident enough to share our own ideas. |
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