Hear Ye, Hear Ye

Learn about communicating in the 17th Century and make up your own scroll message to alert others to a fire.

Teaching Outcomes
To understand that the ways we communicate today is different to those in the 17th century.
To vary writing to suit purpose of the listener and gather group ideas into sentences.

Children will:

• Understand that the ways we communicate today is different from those in the 17th Century.
• Vary their writing to suit the purpose of the listener.
• Gather group ideas into sentences.

• Example warning scrolls
• How to make tea paper
• Example sentence starters

• Teabags
• Paper towels
• Warm water
• Mugs/ buckets/ bowls
• Heavy books
• Hand bells
• Optional: a red and gold robe, black boots and a hat.

There are no weblinks needed for this session.