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Trips & Workshops
Anglo-Saxon oatcakes
We had a go at a recipe off Twinkl for Anglo-Saxon oatcakes. They went down pretty well, especially with Devon Custard (not very Anglo-Saxon, I know)!
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Anglo-Saxon lunchtime!
We’ve been learning today about the daily life of a villager in the Anglo-Saxon times. What better way to stand in their shoes for a bit than eat the type of food they used to eat. We therefore made some pottage (Twinkl recipe) using seasonal vegetables and herbs which was delicious; the entire pan load ... Read more
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Fossil hunting in Whitby
This was Peggy’s rather delayed birthday treat (thank you Covid). We did a fossil hunting trip with Byron from Natural Wonders in Whitby. He gave us loads of tips on how to find fossils and his knowledge was incredible. It was amazing to see actual dinosaur footprints in the rocks and to hold a fossil ... Read more
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Anglo-Saxon runes
We decided to use some giant goose feathers we found on a day out in Buxton to have a go at making feather quills. We used a crafting knife to create a nib at the end of the feather and used poster paint for ink (a lot less messy than real ink). We had a ... Read more
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