History
History at Stockton Wood is dynamic, stimulating and most of all fun to learn. History is a tool to aid the children to see where they and their society came from. Children will understand that in the past people made many mistakes, and it is our duty as Historians to learn from the past. Children will understand that History is incomplete and much of it is up for debate. The children in Stockton Wood are skilled Historians, using first hand and secondary sources to make comparisons and assess the impact of historical events and civilisations.
Used correctly the children can use their History skills to craft a better world through what they have learned.
Early years
They will understand they and their family are part of a larger community. They will begin to have an awareness of changes over time and significant people who help us in our community. Children will read a number of books that will build a foundation for their knowledge of History.
Key Stage 1
Children will understand their place in history, how events of the past has and is affecting them now. They will study people of interest from before living memory and will explore what ways they influenced how we live now. They will begin to understand that what we do now affects what will come.
Key stage 2
They will compare cultures from different eras and note how things changed and why. They will explore cause and effect. They will recognize that history is not always told accurately and there are many accounts. They will recognize the difference between primary and secondary sources and be able to look for reliable sources of information.
We celebrate historical moments in time. Showing the children History is being made in their lifetime it is not just a thing of the past.
See Stockton Wood’s History Curriculum Progression by clicking here
History Chatter
History- Timeline
Today in history we have been looking at timelines and where we would place different toys on a timeline. We created a human timeline and discussed the different features of toys before creating our own in our books. 🧸
We also worked as a class to think of different questions to ask our grown ups at home from different generations. These questionnaires will be coming home with children tomorrow. Please can they be returned by Monday 19th October so we can discuss answers and stick them in their books.
Thank you in advance for your support 🙂.
History – chronological timelines
We looked at different toys, and decided whether they were old or new depending on what we knew about them (what they look like, what they are made from etc). We then built a human timeline of toys; toys from Victorian times, some from the 20th century, and others from modern day. We then created our own toy timeline.
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Black History Month
As part of our Black History Month learning, Year 1 explored the inspiring story of Floella Benjamin. We learnt about her journey and were inspired by her experiences. We thought carefully about what it might feel like to leave our home and move somewhere new. The children imagined that had to leave home and chose which special belongings they would take with them and why. We also explored the different emotions Floella may have felt, such as sadness, worry, excitement and hope. The children showed great thoughtfulness throughout and created some wonderful pieces of work.❤️
Black History Month
To celebrate Black History Month Year Four have been learning about a local sporting legend Katrina Johnson Thompson ‘KJT’ and her amazing sporting achievements.
Black History Month – Floella Benjamin
We have been busy learning more about Black History Month today. We started our day with a fantastic live assembly with Swarzy, who talked about belonging to different communities. We followed this by looking closely at Floella Benjamin and read her amazing story ‘Going to England’. We had a fantastic discussion about how Floella will have felt at different points in her life: when her Dad left Trinidad for London, living without him for a long time, then Mum following and living without either of her parents, then packing up a few belongings and moving to London. Then we focussed on how people in London initially treated her family, based on the colour of their skin. This made us incredibly sad 😔 we then thought about what things we would take in a small suitcase if we were moving to a different place.
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Black History
Today we read a lovely book about skin colour and what makes us unique. We looked at our skin colour next to our friends.
Black History Month
Year 3 have been exploring the cityscape artist Stephen Wiltshire for black history month. We have learnt that at 3 years old he was diagnosed with autism and drawing was his preferred method of communicating. Also, we explored some of his cityscapes and drew a cityscape of Liverpool ourselves.
Year 4 Big Friday Quiz
Year 4’s Big Friday Quiz is a hit!
We love earning dojos when we successfully retrieve and recall our previous learning.
Black History Month
As part of Black History Month, Year 4 have been inspired by local athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who grew up just down the road from our school. We explored her achievements, practised our note-taking skills and transformed our notes into creative artwork.
Year 6 – 6S WW2 School Visit
6S had a great day exploring at the Western Approaches. They learnt about rationing, the battle of the Atlantic and what life was like in wartime Liverpool.
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October Black History Month
Our assembly gave us a chance to learn about the achievements, stories and contributions of Black people throughout history.
We heard about people who have overcome challenges, achieved great things and inspired others along the way.
Who inspires you?
Miss Buckingham and a team of children also put their knowledge to the test in a Black History Month quiz – they did so well that they were rated as ‘Clever clogs’! 🏆
History – using words to describe old and new toys
We read the book Major Glad and Major Dizzy, and carefully watched the timeline progress as the story developed. We noticed how the toys in the story changed as time changed. We then looked at a new doll, and compared it to an old doll. The children came up with some fantastic vocabulary to describe them!
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
This week, our Year 5 pupils have been celebrating Black History Month by learning about the incredible life, music and achievements of Stormzy. 🎶 The children were inspired by his journey, his determination and the positive impact he has made through his music and community work. We wrote amazing acrostic poems about his work.
5D – History
5D have worked really hard in History this week, creating comic strips about Alfred the Great and the Vikings! They worked together to collect information and then began to tell the story in their own creative way. I loved reading the finished comic strips!
Year 6- 6B WW2 School Visit
Year 6 have had a fantastic day at Western Approaches, learning about The Battle of The Atlantic and what life was like for people living in Liverpool during WW2.
History – looking at old and new toys
In History, we have been exploring toys and deciding whether they are old or new. We have been using different vocabulary to describe the toys.
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History
We have been comparing old and new toys in 1B. We took turns choosing a toy out of the mystery box and deciding whether we thought it was old or new by looking at its features and materials the toy was made from.
We enjoyed discussing our ideas and explaining which clues helped us to decide.🔍
History
On Friday, Miss Buckley brought a special box of old, delicate toys and 1B were fascinated by them. We carefully explored different features and of the toys and discussed the materials they were made from. 🧸
We chose our favourite toy to draw and labelled it’s different features. We then had time to have a little play with the toys! We had to remember that the toys were very old and delicate, so we handeled them with extra special care!💕
History
In history we have been looking into our topic of ‘Old and new toys’. We looked at pictures of toys from when we were younger and toys we have now. We discussed where they are now and why they were so special to us. It was so lovely to hear 1Bs special memories of their toys.🧸🪁🪀
Vikings Places in Britain
In History, Year 5 used their atlases to locate places in Britain with Viking names.
History Hook – our favourite toys
Our history topic this half term is all about toys from the past. To start our topic, we asked families to email photos into school of the children with their favourite toys! We explored them together, talking about the features of each toy. We finished by asking ourselves: did our parents or even grandparents have toys like this when they were younger?
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5D – Finding Viking names! 🗺🌏
In History this week, we were locating towns in Britain with names that originated from the Vikings. Everyone worked really hard using their atlases!
Chinese New Year
This week Reception is exploring Chinese New Year. We have made Chinese temples in our construction area, made Chinese lanterns and made Chinese dragons.
World Museum
Year 3 had a lovely day at the World Museum yesterday. We explored the different exhibitions and enjoyed a workshop about ancient Egypt.
Year 3 World Museum
3McK have had a great time at the World Museum. We took part in a workshop where we got to work up close with different ancient artefacts. We then spent time working in groups to find facts about ancient Egypt as well as visiting the bug house and aquarium.
Yolanda King
This week Reception are exploring the African American author Yolanda King. Today we have read her book Curlilocks and the Sleepy Giant.
We are exploring; African instruments in our investigation area, friendships by making friendship bracelets, feelings and emotions by making a feeling monster for the Sleepy Giant and African animals in our construction area. We are also discussing how we are the same and different to each other and how we can treat everyone kindly.
Deva ~ Roman Experience
Today we were Roman soldiers. We learnt how to chant and march, we learn the testudo formation and how soldiers would attack in a battle.
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Roman Deva Experience
4D had a fantastic day at the Roman Deva Experience, discovering what life was like for the Romans and taking part in activities where we pretended to be Roman soldiers.
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Jurassic Park
Welcome to our very own Jurassic Park! We have loved creating this, this morning. We looked at photos of volcanoes and asteroids on the iPad after the children suggested we add them to our park. We have had some amazing discussions! D told us that dinosaurs do not exist anymore because of the asteroid!
Titanic Zoom
Year 3 enjoyed learning all about the Titanic last week. We talk about where it was built and where it set sail from. We also learnt about morse code!
Remembrance Day
This week in EYFS, we learned all about Remembrance Day. We talked about why we wear poppies and how we remember the brave soldiers who helped to keep us safe. We took part in lots of fun activities, including making our own beautiful poppy garden to help us remember all the soldiers. We also joined together for our minute of silence. It was a very special week of learning, kindness, and remembrance.
Remembrance Day
Nursery paid our respects to the brave soldiers today at 11am. We made our own poppies using our handprints, and talked about what the poppies represented. We will remember them ❤️
Remembrance Day
Today Reception have learnt all about Remembrance Day and the poppy. We have made our own poppy fields to remember all the men and women who have fought in wars to keep us safe.
Using apples, paint and card we printed poppies onto card.
Bonfire Night
This week, we have been learning about Bonfire Night. We watched videos of fireworks and used our voices and bodies to copy their movements and sounds. Then we had fun making our own fireworks picture! The children enjoyed splattering glue and sprinkling glitter, making their fireworks sparkle!
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DT Week/Black History Month
Our designer/inventor that we have been learning about is Lonnie Johnson. He invented the nerf gun! We talked about what an inventor is, and how inventors turn their ideas into something real and amazing. We learned a little about Lonnie Johnson, and talked about nerf guns.
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Black History Month
We used play dough to create faces, and then used pipe cleaners and google eyes to make a smiley face. We talked about how all our faces are different – different colour hair, different colour skin, different colour eyes too! We read a beautiful book called The Colours of Us.
History
We had a visit from Samuel Pepys in History. He taught us all about the Great Fire of London and helped us to learn about his diary through acting.
Road Safety/Black History Month
Did you know that traffic lights were invented by Garrett Morgan? Well, Nursery do! Today, we talked about how traffic lights help to keep us and drivers safe on our roads – J even said he is like a superhero for stopping cars from crashing as we talked about traffic lights giving cars each a turn to move safely. We had a talk about how to stay safe on roads when in a car, and how to cross the road safely.
Black History Month
Today in Reception we explored how we are different and how we are the same! We looked at our hair colour, eye colour and skin colour. We discussed how even if we look different we are the same inside and we should always be kind to everyone!
Learning what makes us special
Today, we read a story called ‘Hey you!’ by Dapo Adeola. This is a story about hope and dreams – we can dream anything, and we can be anything. It’s full of positive affirmations which we loved repeating. We talked about all the different attributes that make us special, including our skin colour. #blackhistorymonth
Black History Month
Year 5 have learnt about Benjamin Zephaniah this week, a famous poet from Birmingham with Jamaican decent, as part of Black History Month. They also wrote some passionate dub poetry in his style.
Black History – Year One
Great afternoon in Year One learning all about Betty Campbell to celebrate Black History Month.
Black History Month
In Year 4 we shared a book about Katherine Johnson, they children learnt all about her life and the difficulties she overcame. They created posters celebrating her achievements in Maths and Science.
Black History Month
In Year 4, we have been learning about Katherine Johnson’s amazing contributions in sending astronauts to space.
Black History Month
Today in Reception we explored how we are different and how we are the same! We looked at our hair colour, eye colour and skin colour. We discussed how even if we look different we are the same inside and we should always be kind to everyone!
The colour of us
We read ‘The Colour of Us’ today as part of our PSHE lesson, which linked really well with our learning of Black History Month. We spent some time looking at our own face in the mirror and talking about what we could see. We talked about the ‘skin colour rainbow’ in the book and added our own hands to the rainbow. Did you know that every persons skin colour is unique to them?! That’s part of what makes us special 🥰
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Samuel Pepys Visits Year 2!
Year 2 had a visit from Samuel Pepys for a fantastic workshop on the Great Fire of London! 2P showed off their historical knowledge and played some excellent team games.
Space Week
This week is Space Week! So we spent some time reading the story ‘Look Up’, about a little girl who loves all things space. We used our binoculars and telescopes to “look up” just like she did. We talked about some of the things we might see in Space, and talked about some of the people that had been to space in real life. Did you know, Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to travel into space?! #blackhistorymonth #spaceweek
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Black History Month
Year 3 had an assembly on Black History Month this morning. We learned about key figures who paved the way for positive changes in society and discussed who is there to support us and on our team.
Year 6 History
The children are enjoying learning about World War2! We love the tin hat!
Cave Drawing
Today, 3M kickstarted their History topic (The Stone Age) by creating their very own cave drawings.
Y2 computing
We combined text and graphics today to share information about our History learning. We enjoyed retrieving facts about Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale.
Year One – History
Lovely History lesson today in Year One. We have been comparing photographs of shops in Speke in 1990’s to present day. What did you notice?
Researching Anglo-Saxons
We have been learning about Anglo-Saxon’s beliefs. We used our web search skills from our computing lessons to guide our research. It helped us find accurate and reliable information.
Time Capsule
Jack brought in the time capsule that he made in Y4. It was great to open it and see what was inside!
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Year One – Big Friday Quiz
Wonderful retrieval of prior learning in our Big Friday Quiz today. Well done everyone! Our winning team scored full marks!
Y2 History
To start our new history topic, we learned about Mary Seacole and even made remedies using ingredients to role play helping the sick and injured soldiers.
Year 2 History
This week we started learning about the famous nurse Mary Seacole! We learnt that she made remedies for the soldiers fighting in the war, so we made our own remedies.
Year 3- World Museum Trip
Year 3 had a wonderful time at the World Museum. We enjoyed looking around the Ancient Egyptian exhibition and finding artefacts that we have learned about. We also enjoyed the workshop where we completed activities about Ancient Egypt.
Year 6- Should we be proud of Liverpool’s past?
6B used a range of sources from the Slave Trade (both Primary and Secondary) to decide whether or not we should be proud of Liverpool’s history and it’s link with the Triangular Trading system.
Stay and Learn
Year 1 had a lovely time learning all about the history of St Valentine. We had fun with some Valentines maths problems too! Thank you to all our families for coming along!
Year One – Stay and Learn
We’ve had a fun filled afternoon learning all about the history of St Valentine and used our problem solving skills to solve calculations using numbers up to 20.
Year 6 History
Year 6 identified the difference between Primary and Secondary sources during our history lesson this week. The sources were about the Slave Trade and the impact it had on people’s lives.
YEAR 4 ROMAN TRIP
Year 4 had an exciting day exploring the Deva Roman Experience. We learnt about life during Roman times and we really enjoyed getting to be a Roman soldier going to battle.
Year 4 ~ History : DEVA Chester
Today, Year 4 had an exciting day in Chester. We learnt all about life in the Roman times and we even got to be a Roman soldier for the afternoon!
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5H Big Friday Quiz!
5H enjoyed the BFQ today, with over 30 dojos to win! Well done!
