Grade 2: Then and Now

As part of the Grade 2 history unit 'Then and Now', we were lucky enough to host Gabrielle Proctor, Freddy Nielsen's mother and a lecturer at Melbourne University, and Dominic Brash, Heiko Lueckenhausen's father and a high school history teacher, over Webex this past week. Gabrielle and Dominic shared how they first got interested in the study of history and where this interest has led them professionally! We learned about how historians are like detectives using clues gathered from oral histories, objects, and records to unravel the mysteries of the past. We encourage you to have a look around your neighbourhood- what clues can you see from the past where you live?

Some of the work the Grade 2 students have been doing during remote learning to find out more about history:

Speaking and Listening Task: Presentations with relatives about school in the past

Queens Parade, Clifton Hill: Then and Now 

Classrooms: Then and Now