--- title: "Blog by Tag: History" url: "https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/tag/history" school: "Mary Howard CE Primary School" --- # Blog by Tag: History [![Image of The Toy Museum](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/F5640753-FFE8-493D-9FCD-FE3A834303D5.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-13-16-39-the-toy-museum) 13 October 2026 #### [The Toy Museum](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-13-16-39-the-toy-museum) We have been finding out about toys from the past. This week Year 1 wrote descriptions of some of the toys for our class museum! [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-13-16-39-the-toy-museum) [![Image of Toy Time Travellers ](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/8495A5A7-AEEB-4196-A9F6-E0666E3BCD1E.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-29-16-34-toy-time-travellers) 29 September 2026 #### [Toy Time Travellers ](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-29-16-34-toy-time-travellers) Today we had a visit from Lizzie from the Staffordshire History Centre. She took us back in time to meet a girl called Bessie who wanted to buy some new toys. We had the opportunity to play with some toys that Bessie might have owned 100 years ago! Our favourites were the acrobat and clockwork… [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-29-16-34-toy-time-travellers) [![Image of Would you rather live in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0127.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-09-15-05-would-you-rather-live-in-the-stone-age-bronze-age-or-iron-age) 9 July 2026 #### [Would you rather live in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-09-15-05-would-you-rather-live-in-the-stone-age-bronze-age-or-iron-age) Using our deduction skills throughout this topic, Willow ultimately answered the question ‘Would you rather live in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?’ [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-09-15-05-would-you-rather-live-in-the-stone-age-bronze-age-or-iron-age) [![Image of Saga Performances](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/D866A1A3-7FE4-4A94-B1E7-F33259A890B7.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-13-12-16-saga-performances) 13 May 2026 #### [Saga Performances](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-13-12-16-saga-performances) After learning about what a saga is and listening to the oral retelling of Leif Erikson’s voyage, Oak Class worked in groups to plan and perform their own Viking Sagas. The children performed to the class whilst the groups in the audience filled out their feedback sheets, paying careful attention… [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-13-12-16-saga-performances) [![Image of Viking Traders](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/9B2A4448-B0D4-4662-8EA5-3644FE0B6B55.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-13-44-viking-traders) 12 May 2026 #### [Viking Traders](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-13-44-viking-traders) Oak Class learned some of the different trading routes that were taken by the Vikings and why trade was so important. Our classroom became a marketplace in Jorvik, which was a major manufacturing centre and trading hub for the Vikings. The children were assigned different job roles and used… [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-13-44-viking-traders) [![Image of Viking Sagas](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/0513BE4D-4E70-4813-BC48-2F1324B91F9A.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-13-37-viking-sagas) 12 May 2026 #### [Viking Sagas](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-13-37-viking-sagas) In History, Oak Class learned that a saga is an oral retelling of a story or event. The children listened to two different Viking sagas: The Greenlanders and Erik the Red. We discussed why sagas are not the most accurate sources of information as details can get left out and added over the years… [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-13-37-viking-sagas) [![Image of My history](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/71869C58-B2D3-4E02-A11B-12A8DD6C4E91.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-21-18-54-my-history) 21 April 2026 #### [My history](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-21-18-54-my-history) We have been trying to answer the question, how am I making history? We played “Guess Who” with our baby photographs and talked about how much we have changed. Then we made our own personal timelines. Many thanks to all our families for sharing their precious photographs! [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-21-18-54-my-history) [![Image of The Viking Period](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/04A459C2-A9AC-4EC1-A9E1-302FED8D81D6.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-17-15-20-the-viking-period) 17 April 2026 #### [The Viking Period](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-17-15-20-the-viking-period) Oak Class began their new unit of learning by creating Viking timelines. The children learned when the Vikings came to Britain and the main reasons believed as to why! [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-17-15-20-the-viking-period) [![Image of Egyptian Artefacts! ](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9546.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-20-17-09-egyptian-artefacts) 20 February 2026 #### [Egyptian Artefacts! ](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-20-17-09-egyptian-artefacts) Willow loved looking through some real life Egyptian Artefacts! [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-20-17-09-egyptian-artefacts) [![Image of Egyptian Day! ](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9441.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-11-16-18-egyptian-day) 11 February 2026 #### [Egyptian Day! ](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-11-16-18-egyptian-day) Willow had an amazing time at St Andrews this week for our Egyptian themed day! They took part in a variety of activities including crafting their own cartouche, making their own clay amulet, painting masks of eternity and mummy wrapping fun! [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-11-16-18-egyptian-day) [![Image of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs ](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9380.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-15-08-35-ancient-egyptian-hieroglyphs) 15 January 2026 #### [Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs ](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-15-08-35-ancient-egyptian-hieroglyphs) This half term, Willow are exploring Ancient Egypt! Lots of cross curricular links have been planned across English, History and Art! In this weeks art lesson, the children explored Ancient Egypt hieroglyphs. They used technology to research their name, transcribing it into their art books… [Continue reading](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-15-08-35-ancient-egyptian-hieroglyphs) [![Image of The Great Fire of London workshop](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/BC8C55C2-2700-48D2-910A-AFCE28AE50C8.jpeg)](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-11-28-03-16-the-great-fire-of-london-workshop) 28 November 2025 #### [The Great Fire of London workshop](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-11-28-03-16-the-great-fire-of-london-workshop) We had an amazing morning going back in time to 1666 to investigate what happened in Pudding Lane. We used role play and collaborative games to understand the sequence of events, bringing everything to life. It was also our first time on the minibus which was really exciting! 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