Grade 2 Battle of Hastings Historical Reenactment
Ever wonder why there are so many French-sounding words in English? This is just one of the lasting effects of the Battle of Hastings.... Grade 2 Battle of Hastings On a cold and cloudy day at the International School TCI Edward ‘Ella’ the Confessor sadly passed away due to old age! This was just the start to what was going to be an epic battle. Armies across the land cheered with delight and began training to take the throne to decide who would be king. William Duke of Nomandy’s army was led by Emilia. Emilia was a ruthless...
Grade 2 and the Small Knight
Grade 2 and the Small Knight The focus this term has been to develop writing skills using the power of reading as a teaching tool. The power of reading is not a way to teach, just an approach. It focuses on high quality age specific children’s literature and uses every aspect of the text to form the foundations of English lessons. This is not just sitting down and writing every lesson! It requires involvement through open discussions, role play, freeze framing, hot seating and much more. We started our topic this term by looking...