Pupils step into the shoes of Victorian children for the day

Before the half term break, pupils from Year 2 at St Joseph's Primary School had the opportunity to learn in a Victorian era classroom.

Ready for a history lesson (Image: St Joseph's School)

The children came to school in old fashioned-style clothes for the day and experienced what it was like to be in a Victorian school setting including sitting in rows and standing up when the teacher entered.
They children swapped usual computer games and toy cars and instead made peg dolls, played a cup and ball game and baked biscuits the Victorian way using an authentic biscuit recipe.

In the afternoon, the pupils experienced playground games such as hopscotch, ball skills and skipping. The children were also shown what a mangle was and how it was used and had the chance to have a go at washing clothes the Victorian way.

Pupils use a mangle (Image: St Joseph's School)

Learning to play hopscotch (Image: St Joseph's School)

Learning the rules of hopscotch (Image: St Joseph's School)

Trying out Victorian-style ball skills (Image: St Joseph's School)

Getting creative with cups and string (Image: St Joseph's School)

Learning about Victorian clothes (Image: St Joseph's School)