Year 1 Excursion to Elizabeth Farm

Have a look at some writing and Collaborative Learning Project (CLP) work the Year 1 girls constructed together after an excursion on Thursday 11 February 2021.

Today we went to Elizabeth Farm. We met our guides, who told us about the rules of the farm as well as a little bit about the farm’s history.

First, we played some games. All of the games were made out of wood! There were no iPads in the past.

Next, our guides taught us how to do the washing using a scrub board, soap and water. It would be so hard to clean clothes like that all the time! We are so glad we have washing machines now.

After washing, we did some writing using a quill. Some of us got ink on our hands! Pencils are so much easier to write with.

Then we saw the old kitchen. Under the table there was a cellar. Everything had to be cooked with a fire in the past. Now we have electric and gas ovens!

The last room we saw was the bedroom. There were THREE mattresses on the bed! Did you know that servants only got to sleep on one mattress that was filled with straw. How uncomfortable!

We had such a great time learning at Elizabeth Farm.

– Year 1, 2021

– Samantha Edwards
Year 1 Teacher