Today we did a scavenger hunt at Calthorpe Haven after we had a discussion about what is special about living things (their characteristics). Here is a clip to help you remember.

Is it alive?

Year 2 were time travelling with a special visitor on Monday 12th November… The energetic and hilarious Professor McGinty helped us travel back to Victorian times and learn what it must have been like for children at that time. We had such a fantastically fun time learning!

Find out more from his webpage: (Latest version of Flash Player required)

Professor McGinty’s webpage

Look at this link to his artefacts (objects from the past) page and find out about the Victorians:

Victorian artefacts

Take a look at the pictures and see if you can spot some artefacts from the past…

What were they called and what were they used for..? (Click on the link above if you need to refresh your memory!)

2M really enjoyed Professor McGinty’s visit to our school. They loved learning about the Victorians and how they lived, compared to how we live today.

Can you recognise any of these items we discovered this week…?