Trip to the Hancock Museum

Using a variety of sources to explore similarities and differences in children's lives throughout history

Hot seating interview to explore life as a Tudor child 

Learning about children's lives in the Victorian era

Exploring who Lord Shaftesbury was and how he tried to improve life for children during the Victorian times

Comparing how children spend their leisure time throughout the Tudor, Victorian and Modern times 

We discussed diseases that affected children during the Tudor and Victorian times

Exploring why the River Nile was so important to the Ancient Egyptians

Learning about Egyptian hieroglyphs and trying to write with them!

Exploring Egyptian mummification and preparations for the afterlife.

Discussing what changed and what remained the same about Royal burials across the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms in Ancient Egypt.  

Finding out about life for the Ancient Maya in rainforests in Central America

Thinking about what Ancient Maya buildings tell us about their way of life.

Learning about Ancient Mayan gods and deciding who we would pray to in different scenarios