Team EO History - Bonfire Night

This week, Team EO's learning has been focused around how we celebrate Bonfire Night. They learnt about the Gunpowder Plot, which happened over 400 years ago, and discovered that this is why we celebrate Bonfire Night each year on the 5th of November. When learning about the Gunpowder Plot, they talked in simple terms about how a man named Guy Fawkes and his friends had a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament. They discussed how people now celebrate that the plan was stopped by watching fireworks, lighting bonfires, and enjoying time together with family and friends. Team EO also talked about how to keep safe around bonfires and fireworks. The children enjoyed sharing their own experiences of watching fireworks. We have been learning a song called “It’s Bonfire Night”. 

Their learning activities have included; printing to create a firework picture, using creative resources to create fireworks, using black sparkly dough, making repeating patterns with the shape links and drawing and writing about Bonfire Night.