Category Archives: History

Bodiam Castle and more

Posted on June 25, 2017 by ofamily

On one of our recent walks at a National Trust site I spotted a pamphlet with a castle on the front.  Bodiam Castle.  As we have been reading about castles and as it is a National Trust site which means … Continue reading →

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Learning about Castles

Posted on June 17, 2017 by ofamily

As part of our Middle Ages theme we have been spending some time learning about Castles.  The kids have enjoyed learning how castle designs developed from wooden structures to stone buildings and how so many features of the castle were … Continue reading →

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Animated clip of a Roman Soldier by Twinkl

Posted on March 7, 2017 by ofamily

Both kids really enjoyed learning about the Romans so when I heard that Twinkl had made a short animated clip about a Roman Legionary I immediately downloaded and showed the kids.  They thought it was great (the clip is about … Continue reading →

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Roman Numerals and Roman Coins

Posted on October 25, 2016 by ofamily

Last week a book I bought my daughter on Pompeii arrived and she immediately divided into it reading, asking questions and digging out other Roman themed books and suddenly we are all about Romans in our house.  The kids have … Continue reading →

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Historical Timeline and Cone People

Posted on June 7, 2016 by ofamily

We first printed out the Historical Timeline from Twinkl when we learnt about the Stone Age.  The timeline includes all major time periods (World History and British History) without it being too overwhelming.  My daughter was totally fascinated by it … Continue reading →

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