This week, Key Stage Two have been lucky enough to have high-quality Black History Workshops tailored to each different year group. First, the children looked at what makes up their cultural heritage. For example: the food they eat, where they were born and the music that they like to listen to. The children have learned all about how black people have been discriminated against in the past and the negative impact that this had on society.
The children in Year 5 and 6 took part in a range of games and activities to learn all about famous, influential black figures in the UK, who have have a positive impact on society and stood up for the rights of black people. The children even got to create freeze frames to represent an influential black figure that their group had.
Year 3 and 4 took part in an exciting quiz to understand their cultural diversity to celebrate the features that make them unique and special!
The OG Historians were lucky enough to attend additional Black History sessions at lunch time where they were able to create songs and play games to check their understanding of what they learned in their workshops.
Questions:
What does ‘discrimination’ mean?
Can you name any influential black figures that we looked at? What did they do to stand up for black people?
What did you lean from the workshops?