The children had a chance to enjoy many activities over Heritage Week. We visited the school mini-museum to look at artefacts and discuss when and what they might have been used for. The children filled in a worksheet on their favourite artefact. On Tuesday, we attended an interactive talk from an archaeologist. She brought along lots of objects for us to see and feel: shields, pottery, weapons, jewellery, coins, dice, a purse, shoes and a diving mask she wears for underwater excavations. We learned about 'stratification' and the different types of sites that are excavated. It was fantastic! On Wednesday, we had very special visitors in our classroom for Grandparents Day. Two of my aunties visited to chat to them about life years ago (1940's & 50's) growing up on a farm in the Midlands. They showed them childhood photos and it brought up some interesting discussion. The children were amazed that they had 11 children in their family, no TV and hardly any toys but managed to have lots of fun playing outside and inventing their own games. They learned what school was like back then and the different subjects they did. We were delighted they came in and it was a highlight of the week. Comments are closed.
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