Finding out about the past.

This half term our topic work has a strong history focus. We are going to be developing our skills as historians. We are going to look at different ways of finding out about the past and discuss which are the most reliable methods.
We have started by looking at our own histories and compiling our family trees. Next we want to find out what life was like for our great, great grandparents and even for our great, great, great grandparents!

Here are some of the things we want to find out.......
What was Blandford like 100 years ago?

What buildings were there? Were there any shops?

What were homes and schools like?
What did children play with?
Did they have gardens?
Were there trains or cars?
What work did people do and what did they do for fun?
Keep reading our blog to find out what we discover!