Year 4 - Victorian Day

Year 4 has begun their exciting Victorian topic by taking part in a whole day of Victorian activities. The day began like any traditional Victorian school with the children declaring that they should be seen and not heard. Each child was given a traditional Victorian name to be used throughout the day and they all sat in rows, boys on one side, girls on the other, to really experience what it was like.

Speaking of traditionally Victorian, the children were shocked to find their teachers in authentic Victorian style dress, being strict in all their instructions!

For English, the children recited and hand wrote verses using 'slate' and chalk. In Mathematics, the children chanted times tables. Then, they had home-economics where the children divided by gender; the girls made lace and the boys built houses. The girls were not impressed with the injustice!

The day finished with gathering research on how England changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution.

The day was great fun and we really enjoyed all the effort that children put into their costumes!