In today’s history lesson, Toucans were exploring what hospitals were like in the past.
8th September – Hospitals in the past
Category Archives: History
12th March – History detectives.
Today in history, we explored a range of sources to see what we could workout about the fire of London. We looked at a veriety of paintings, diary extracts, newspaper articles and books to investigate as much as we could.
16th October – History
Today in history, we compared hospitals in the past and present day.
Local History
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🍫 Discovering the Sweet Past: Year 2’s Journey Through Bournville History
This term, our Year 2 learners have been on a deliciously rich adventure through time, exploring the local history of Bournville .
We began our journey with the story of John Cadbury, the man behind the famous Cadbury’s chocolate brand. The children were fascinated to learn that this sweet legacy began right here in Birmingham. From humble beginnings selling drinking chocolate in a grocer’s shop to founding a world-renowned company.
Great Fire of London Game
Historical Discussion
In History we had a deep discussion about the Great Fire of London.
Fantastic Workshop
Today was an exciting day in Year 2 as we took part in a fantastic workshop about the Great Fire of London! With huge smiles on our faces, we gathered around to act out the story of the fire that changed London forever. We imagined ourselves as the houses, all closely packed together, just like they were in the 1660s.
It all began in London – the country’s capital city. The story starts on Pudding Lane, in the home of Thomas Farriner, a baker who lived with his family above the bakery.
As we pretended to be the fire, we danced around wildly, flames flickering and crackling in our imaginations. It felt so real! We carefully followed the story to see how the fire started in a small bakery on Pudding Lane. The tension built as we realised how quickly it spread through the tightly packed wooden buildings, and we all felt a little scared.
We sat down and discussed how historians know about this terrible event.
We looked at some amazing artefacts and paintings that showed the chaos of the fire.
It was exciting to learn about a diary written by Samuel Pepys, who bravely recorded everything he saw during the disaster. His words were vivid and brought the story to life, making us feel what it was like to be in London at that time.
We laughed, gasped, and learned so much about the Great Fire of London today! It was an unforgettable experience that made history come alive in a fun and thrilling way.
Mary Seacole
This week we have been learning about Mary Seacole.
We had a special lesson about respecting others and celebrating diversity.
We then learnt about Mary Seacole. we have listened to her story of how she, like Florence Nightingale, travelled so far to the Crimea to help many soldiers. Mary Seacole, unlike Florence, had to use her own money and was not allowed to open a hospital. She was both clever and smart as she opened the hospital by calling it a hotel. Her hospital was set up very close to where the fighting was.
All us felt it was wrong for Mary to be treated unfairly and that she was so heroic in using her own money to go and help them. We also decided it was unfair to be judged by the colour of your skin and are very glad at how wonderful our class is as we have all unique children.
We then drew a picture of her and talked about all the facts we had learnt. Did you know you can find even more about her by clicking here?!
Florence Nightingale Timeline
Today we made a classroom timeline about Florence Nightingale. We discussed
1820 – Florence Nightingale was born to a wealthy family and she had a very good education. We also discussed how she was born in Florence, Italy!
1851 – Florence Nightingale went to train to be a nurse at a German hospital.
1854 – Florence and her nurses travel to the Crimean War in Turkey. They were shocked by the dirty and crowded hospital. At first the doctors did not want Florence to help. As more and more patients arrived Florence and her nurses were allowed to help. The nurses cared for patients as well as clean the hospital.
1856 – When Florence came home, she continued to work to make hospitals better for patients.
1859 – Florence opened the Nightingale Training School for Nurses in London.
1883 – Florence was awarded the Royal Red Cross.
1910 – Florence Nightingale passed away.
Florence Nightingale
This half term we have been studying Florence Nightingale.
We have been learning all about her early life and her career.
We were able to draw portraits of Florence so that we could really look at how nurses would dress during the Crimean War.
Whilst we were drawing, we also asked each other retrieval questions to check our partner could remember facts about Florence Nightingale.
Great Fire of London Workshop
Set in 1666 with the plague and the great fire…..fleas, no toilets, thousands of wooden buildings, rats galore. The children had fun learning about life in 1666.
Toucans were very lucky to be visited by The Freshwater Theatre Company to enjoy an interactive experience all about the Great Fire of London. The children took on roles of the different areas of Pudding Lane, where the fire started, to re-enact what happened through drama. Some were market traders, some worked in the bakery and some were actually the fire (with streamers!). They had great fun and it really brought their topic to life.
Luckily, the children worked well as a team to extinguish the fire so all ended well. The children recapped about their experience afterwards
Extension: Click here to visit the Great Fire of London BBC Website
Mary Seacole
This week we re-visited our knowledge of Mary seacole. We then drew a picture of her and talked about all the facts we had learnt. Did you know you can find even more about her by clicking here?!
Mary Seacole
Today we had a special lesson about respecting others and celebrating diversity. To begin the lesson Mr Lo told us how he was so happy we showed respect to others and celebrated that we were all unique.
We then learnt about Mary Seacole. we have listened to her story of how she, like Florence Nightingale, travelled so far to the Crimea to help many soldiers. Mary Seacole, unlike Florence, had to use her own money and was not allowed to open a hospital. She was both clever and smart as she opened the hospital by calling it a hotel. Her hospital was set up very close to where the fighting was.
All us felt it was wrong for Mary to be treated unfairly and that she was so heroic in using her own money to go and help them. We also decided it was unfair to be judged by the colour of your skin and are very glad at how wonderful our class is as we have all unique children.
Look at us working on our activity to learn more about Mary Seacole’s life .
Florence Nightingale Timeline
Today we made a classroom timeline about Florence Nightingale. We discussed
1820 – Florence Nightingale was born to a wealthy family and she had a very good education. We also discussed how she was born in Florence, Italy!
1851 – Florence Nightingale went to train to be a nurse at a German hospital.
1854 – Florence and her nurses travel to the Crimean War in Turkey. They were shocked by the dirty and crowded hospital. At first the doctors did not want Florence to help. As more and more patients arrived Florence and her nurses were allowed to help. The nurses cared for patients as well as clean the hospital.
1856 – When Florence came home, she continued to work to make hospitals better for patients.
1859 – Florence opened the Nightingale Training School for Nurses in London.
1883 – Florence was awarded the Royal Red Cross.
1910 – Florence Nightingale passed away.
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Florence Nightingale
This half term we have been studying Florence Nightingale.
We have been learning all about her early life and her career. Today, we have been looking at photos of Florence and comparing her to modern day nurses. We noticed that nurses have changed drastically over the years, and we think Florence Nightingale would love to work in a newer hospital.
We were able to draw portraits of Florence so that we could really look at how nurses would dress during the Crimean War.
Whilst we were drawing, we also asked each other retrieval questions to check our partner could remember facts about Florence Nightingale.
Great Fire of London Game
Year 2 had a look at this blog today. It is a great way to look at the topic and remember the key facts of the topic!
If the game below does not load up correctly. Click here to open it in a new window.
Great Fire of London Workshop
Set in 1666 with the plague and the great fire…..fleas, no toilets, thousands of wooden buildings, rats galore. The children had fun learning about life in 1666.
We learnt that the fire started in Pudding Lane in a bakery. It was a narrow lane with houses very close together.
We could hear horses and church bells in Pudding Lane. The children brought Pudding Lane to life with its warehouse filled with flammable things, washers, fish sellers (very smelly), fruit sellers, children playing hopscotch and skipping as well as the bakery (with the oven).
Then on the fateful day of September 2nd 1666….
Just after midnight a spark leapt out of the oven, maybe because the oven door was not shut properly, and because the bakery was made of wood….it caught alight. So did the surrounding houses. It spread through London as the wind also blew it.
The fire lasted 4 days.
Some people managed to escape the fires by getting to the river Thames and getting on a boat.
Samuel Peyps was an eyewitness. He saw the fire and wrote about it. He would write his diary, but he would write in code.
His diary said his servants told him about the fire, when he saw it from their window, he thought it was a long way away, so he went back to bed!
When he realized hundreds of houses had burnt down, he was worried his would also burn. So he went to see the king. King Charles II. He told him to pull down some buildings to make a fire break. When Samuel told the Lord Mayor to pull down some houses, he said “No” because he didn’t think it was that serious. What a mistake that was.
The people had to fill leather buckets and pass them along to put the fires out. That was very hard, they used hoses too. They even tried to pull houses down themselves. Eventually the king ordered the use of gunpowder to bring buildings down and stop the fire. Eventually it stopped.
100 thousand people lost their homes in the great fire.
Christopher Wren was asked to design and re-build lots of new buildings around London.
Now houses are made of bricks, roads are wider and we have fire fighters in case of fires.
Black History Month
As part of our History lessons, we have been learning all about Mary Seacole. We have listened to her story of how she, like Florence Nightingale, travelled so far to the Crimea to help many soldiers. Mary Seacole, unlike Florence, had to use her own money and was not allowed to open a hospital. She was both clever and smart as she opened the hospital by calling it a hotel. Her hospital was set up very close to where the fighting was.
Freya – She was so brave because she was so close the war. She was amazing because she was not allowed to be a nurse and she did listen to others because she wanted to help soldiers.
Joshua – She was brave because she went close to the war. She opened a hotel / a hospital using her money. She was born Kingstone, Jamaica a long time ago. She used herbs for medicine.
Jonah – She helped lots of soldiers that were injured in the Crimean War in a hotel; that was a hospital. She was clever and smart because she was not allowed a hospital so she opened a hotel. She went back to England. She was poor and had poor mental health. She wrote her own book about her life.
All Toucans found her life story interesting and all agreed how brave she was. They also decided it was unfair to be judged by the colour of your skin and that she should have been treated the same as Florance and allowed to be a nurse and to travel to the Crimea.
Florence Nightingale
In History Year 2 have been learning about Florence Nightingale. We have been learning all about her early life and her career. Today, we have been looking at photos of Florence and comparing her to modern day nurses. We noticed that nurses have changed drastically over the years and we think Florence Nightingale would love to work in a newer hospital.
We were able to draw portraits of Florence so that we could really look at how nurses would dress during the Crimean War.
Great Fire of London Workshop
On Thursday Year Two had a visit from a lady called Nicky who works for The Freshwater Theatre Company. Nicky introduced the children to our new History Topic – The Great Fire of London. Nicky taught Toucans a rhyme to start with: In 1666 London burned like little sticks, In 1666 London burned like little sticks! Year Two learnt actions to go with the rhyme to help them to remember.
Nicky then changed into character dressing as a maid at the time of the fire, she encouraged the children to use their imaginations throughout the workshop. Toucans learnt about where and when the fire started, how the fire spread and how the fire was eventually stopped! The children had lots of acting opportunities. Khayri was pretending to be Samuel Pepys and Evie and Shenyar were chamber maids! Both children and adults learnt lots of interesting facts and we’re looking forward to starting our Topic next week!
