"Waterloo at school" Topic
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| mashrewba | 18 Jun 2015 1:38 p.m. PST |
Presented this stripped down version of Waterloo to my Y10 DT class today -they love this sort of thing!!! It all started when I found out none of them had heard of the 'Charge of the light Brigade' -the rest is , er.. history.
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…and yes they are FPW troops but nobody called me on it :) |
| normsmith | 18 Jun 2015 2:22 p.m. PST |
Lovely – very different from my history classes :-) We were talking today about the importance of giving youngsters experiences as you never know the moment that one will just have their button pressed and have a hobby for life ….. be that photography, reading or wargaming or whatever. Good that instead of taking your work home, you can take your home to work :-) |
| Costanzo1 | 18 Jun 2015 2:23 p.m. PST |
First point: no Prussians no victory! |
| Ragbones | 18 Jun 2015 5:24 p.m. PST |
Outstanding! Well done for the kidlings. |
| arthur1815 | 19 Jun 2015 3:58 a.m. PST |
Was this a simple reenactment of events, or a game? If the latter, what rules/systems did you use? As normsmith said, very different from the tedious examination of the Corn Laws and the Eastern Question of my history classes at that age. Bravo! |
| mashrewba | 19 Jun 2015 7:52 a.m. PST |
It was a very simple re-enactment with a very, very potted history since the Revolution with a load of stuff about the effects of roundshot (I know my audience…) In fact it went so well I did it again this morning with a Y7 class who also enjoyed it. There were no interruptions, no squabbling or any buffoonery -must be the power of the toy soldiers!! |
| alphus99 | 21 Jun 2015 6:05 a.m. PST |
What a great idea to be able to play history – and smart move for simplifying it for the kids :) |
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