Learning in Action
Year 1 had an exciting WOW Day linked to their history unit on Florence Nightingale. The children took part in engaging sessions where they learned about the poor conditions of hospitals in her time, practiced cleaning and caring for "injured soldiers," and discovered how Florence Nightingale transformed nursing and healthcare. It was a fantastic hands-on experience that brought history to life and helped our young learners understand her incredible impact.
Year 1 had a fantastic history WOW Day, using drama to explore hospital life before and after Florence Nightingale’s impact. The children acted out scenes to compare the changes she made, bringing history to life in an exciting way. They also got creative by making their own Fanoos lamps, just like the one she carried, and drawing their own ward pets for comfort—just as soldiers had in her hospitals. It was a wonderful day of learning and imagination!
Year 4 really enjoyed their trip to the Roman Deva museum in Chester. The children had the opportunity to go back in time through the Roman museum and learn about Roman foods, gladiator fights and the Roman bathhouse.
They also put their skills as Roman soldiers to the test as they marched through the streets of Chester.
Our children develop a firm understanding of chronology when learning about the past. Each class has a time line which is added to and made reference to throughout each unit in order to deepen their understanding of not only stand alone time periods but how they crossed over.
