Category: Humanities

6th November 20

Year 6 have been studying the many significant figures who have made an impact throughout history. Starting off the year with the Suffragettes, the children explored how the group of women fought for equal rights which eventually led to women being granted the vote in 1918, following their support for the soldiers during World War…

16th October 20

The Year 4s looked splendid in their Tudor outfits on Wednesday. What a brilliant day! The classrooms became Tudor halls where the children learnt and performed three Tudor dances – the Pavane, the Galliard and the Almain. They created their very own coats of arms and then proudly displayed their colourful decorated shields. Next up…

16th October 20

On Wednesday, the school was overrun with the sight of vicious Vikings and angry Anglo-Saxons. As the children made their way over to the classrooms in the mornings, there was a sea of shields, axes and fur, although I hope no pets were harmed in the making of the outfits! Once in the classrooms, the…

16th October 20

Year 3 were transported back to the Stone Age for their enrichment day, taking part in a wide range of activities throughout the day. Miss Anning ran an activity where the children were communicating like a Stone Age person and without speaking the children had to complete a range of tasks. Jewellery making with Mrs Gridley was…

9th October 20

To support their humanities topic of “The Stone Age,” Year 3 were set the challenge of creating a Stone Age Tool or implement for enrichment homework this week. Materials used did not need to be authentic, but just represent the materials that would have been available to Stone Age people. The children produced a range of…

6th March 20

As part of their Humanities topic, children in Year 6 were provided with two informative workshops on Tuesday to help them gain further insight into life during World War One. During the first workshop, Women of War, a young woman named Edith took the children on a journey through the long wars of 1914-18. Children learnt…

6th March 20

Year 3 had a busy day learning about life in Roman times. The children got to experience life as a Roman soldier, learning battle formations and how to defend themselves from marauding Celts! Other activities included Roman board games and playing with genuine Roman marbles. Children also learned all about how the Romans transported water to cities and…

6th March 20

This week, Year 5 visited Sandwell Nature Reserve to carry out some river experiments.The children were tasked to find all the features of a river they have been looking at in their Humanities lessons and were very knowledgeable when asked questions about the different parts of a meander, a tributary and erosion. Using compasses, the…

24th January 20

It was great to welcome 30 pupils from St Mary’s School to Blue Coat on Thursday 23rd January, all of whom were participating in a History Enrichment Day.  The subject of the ‘Princes in the Tower’ has aroused much interest and debate in modern times, and our visiting pupils were tasked with reaching a judgement…

17th January 20

On Wednesday of this week, Year 5 had the wonderful job of recreating the Taj Mahal using only sticks and rubber bands. The activity kicked off with a fascinating presentation from Freya from Year 6, who gave the Year 5 children a wonderful insight into the making of the spectacular building. The children looked at…