Exploring Change Through Time in Year 2/3

This term, our Year 2 and 3 students have been learning about how life has changed over time, with a special focus on toys, communication, and daily life. As part of our unit, students stepped back in time to the 1800s and imagined what life might have been like for a child their age.

To showcase their learning, students wrote creative postcards as if they were living in the 1800s. They shared what their favourite toys were (think marbles and spinning tops!), how they communicated with others over long distances (no texting here—just letters and telegraphs!), and the kinds of chores they were expected to help with at home.

The postcards beautifully demonstrated the students’ growing understanding of the past and the many ways our lives have changed over the years. It was wonderful to see them making thoughtful comparisons between their modern experiences and those of children long ago.

Well done to all our historians in the making!