Year 4 went on their trip to Cranborne today and I'm pleased to say that it was fantastic! The weather was great and the children were all really enthusiastic as well. All the children had a go at doing 4 different activities:
1. Chalk painting - The children first had to get the chalk, crush it into a powder then add it to water to make a chalk paint (some got more messy than others).
2. Dyeing - We found out about all sorts of different plants and their special properties. Some of the plants we looked at could be used to dye sheep's wool and cloth so we collected them and popped them into a pot with water over a fire and Low and behold... we had dyed fabrics!
3. Grain - The children all had a go at grinding spelt wheat into flour - the bread may turn out to be more WHOLE grain...
4. Blacksmithing - We got to make a latch for a gate and some nails in the forge. Children had a go at both smelting and hammering the metal into shape.
A BIG thank you has to go to the members of the Ancient Technology Centre team for setting up such an interesting day!
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