Year 2 children had a wonderful day at Beamish Museum.
They started the day by taking part in a Victorian classroom activity.
They learned about the history and features of Victorian schools and classrooms, such as the size, layout, equipment, lessons, punishments and teachers. The most important lessons were the ‘three Rs’ – reading, writing and arithmetic (maths).
The children then explored the 1900’s Pit Village to see how miners and their families lived and even enrolled into the army!
After lunch the children had a visit the 1900’s town where they took a stroll through the shops and fairground before enjoying some well-earned play time in the park.
We ended the day by riding on the tram on the top deck and then tried some cinder toffee back at school!
We had an amazing day and learnt so much!