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Coffee House!

Topics Reception/Year 1

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Objectives

History

  • Learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally.
  • Understand some of the ways in which we find out about the past and identify different ways in which it is represented.

Lesson Planning

Use paint to recreate an authentic looking diary cover for your historic diary; read your diary to other children in a ‘coffee house’ setting to celebrate the completion of this block.

Teaching Outcomes
 To read completed diaries and exchange business news as 17th century business men in the ‘penny university’.

Children will:

  • Complete writing and then make covers for their historic diaries.
  • Read their diaries to each other in a Coffee House setting to celebrate the completion of this block.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • Washing up liquid
  • Plastic drinking straws
  • A4 size plastic trays
  • Old 1d coins
  • Coffee shop role-play items
  • Beverages to serve in coffee house
  • Oat based biscuits
  • Images of Samuel Pepys' diary (lots available online).

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