Our Spring topic will be… Historical Heroes!

We all know some made up superheroes, like Batman and Wonder Woman, and they are truly amazing! These heroes can fly, swing through cities, or have super-human strength which helps them to save the world. Whilst they are great, there are other heroes that have lived throughout history. They might not have the special or magical powers like you have seen in films, but they do have something incredibly special about them, they have done something in their lifetime which has had a huge impact on others. Some of the heroes that we will learn about have become famous over time because of the way that their work has influenced the way that we live, or the things that we do, even today in 2023!

This will be an exciting topic for us in Year 2, as we will be able to research these individuals and learn all about why we remember them. We will also be able to learn more about different time periods and begin to develop our understanding of global and British history even further.

I would like you to consider what makes a hero, and think about your own heroes. Read the questions below and post your answers on the blog. I look forward to reading your ideas!

  1. Can you think of a historical hero that we might be learning about?
  2. What makes this person a hero and why do you think that we should be learning about them?
  3. Who do you think is a hero and why?

26 comments on “Historical Heroes!

  1. Florence Y2 says:

    I think we are going to learn Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. They are heroes because they help people when their hurt and can fly and can capture bad guys. I think that Florence Nightingale is a hero because she helps people when their sick.

  2. Alexandra Y2 says:

    1. Marie Curie, Rosa Parks, Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale, Alexander Graham Bell, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa and so many more…
    2. Saving or changing the world for the better of every human being makes somone a hero. We should learn about them so we can follow their footsteps or be like them too! For example Marie Curie invented radium but unfortunately she died because of radiation. Alexander Graham Bell invented the electric telephone in 1876. Mother Teresa started homes for the poor and sick. Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing. Mahatma Gandhi used non violence and peaceful protests instead of using weapons.
    3. I think my Mum is a hero because she always guides me to take the right path and she tells me to always use kind words and be kind to one another.
    I am excited to learn about all the amazing heroes that have helped our beautiful world and made our lives a little easier:-)

  3. EFFIE year 2 says:

    1.Jane Austin is a hero because she was one of the first Females to write story’s in a time women did not hold jobs. I love to read and this is why she is one of my hero;s.

    2.Amelia earhart is my hero because she was the first women to fly across the atlantic. She followed her dreams and was brave because only 1 man did it before. She is my hero as I would like to always follow my dreams and be brake like here.

  4. 1. I think we are going to learn about Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale and Queen Elizabeth II.
    2. We are going to learn about them because they all helped during different wars.
    3. I think firefighters are heroes, because when there is a fire they fight it so the building and people are safe and because they are brave.

  5. 1. I think we are going to learn about Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale and Queen Elisabeth II.
    2. We are going to learn about them because they all helped during different wars.
    3. I think firefighters are heroes, because when there is a fire they fight it so the building and people are safe and because they are brave.

  6. I think we are going to learn about Florence Nightingale.
    When people are sick Florence Nightingale helps them. I think we are learning about her because she is a Hero.
    I think that Marie Curie is a hero. l think that Marie Curie is a hero because she inspires me.

  7. I want to learn about Stevie Wonder. I am going to read about him for my project. I think we will learn about Florence Nightengale, Stephen Hawking and Louis Braille.

    Stevie Wonder was amazing because he was a blind singer that could play the keyboard without being able to see it or read music. Florence Nightingale looked after so many people. Louis Braille helped blind people to read and write.

    Mikey is my hero because he always looks out for me.

  8. Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale and Marie Curie. Florence Nightingale is a hero because she helps people when they’re sick. I think my family are heroes because they guide my path to be kind and caring and my friends because they help me with my work when I am stuck

  9. Florence Nightingale because last year I watched the Year 2 assembly and my sister was Florence Nightingale. I know that she worked in a hospital, a nurse.

    Artists are heroes, I like the guy we were learning about (Andy Warhol). He’s a hero because he made lots of different kind of art that was very special. It’s colourful and it’s called pop art. My daddy likes Andy Warhol.

  10. 1. Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole, Louis Braille, Stephen Hawking and Alexander Graham Bell.
    2. Hawking helped people to understand science and Florence Nightingale improved the conditions in hospitals and Louis Braille invented a special writing system to help the blind.
    3. Stephen Hawking, because he helped people to understand the universe and he did not give up despite his illness.

  11. Well done Year 2 for being able to tell us so much about historical heroes such as Florence Nightingale

  12. 1. Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Marie Curie, Elizabeth Fry, Nelson Mandela, Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole, Lewis Hamilton.
    2. They were helping people in need during difficult times in the past and now.
    3. A hero is a real or fictional person who is fighting with a danger to help people in need like Florence Nightingale or Superman.
    Doctors and nurses, firefighters and police officers are heroes too.
    But the biggest heroes for me are my MUM AND DAD.

  13. I would like to learn more about Florence Nightingale because yesterday we watched a video that made me think she was a great historical hero. She risked her life to save people during the war. I would like to know more about her and if she manage to save all the soldiers .
    A hero is someone that helps people that are in danger.

  14. 1. Florence Nightingale
    2. I think Florence Nightingale is a hero because she helped the soldiers during the Crime war. She made a nurse school and the sick people got better.
    3. My family is my heros because my family helps me in my homework and cares of me.

  15. 1. I think we will be learning about Florence Nightingale, Alexander Graham Bell, Mary Seacole, Louis Braille and lots of others. My project is going to be about Emmeline Pankhurst.
    2. Emmeline Pankhurst is a hero because she fought for women’s right to vote. I think we will be learning about Florence Nightingale because she was a nurse in the Crimean War. I think we will be learning about Alexander Graham Bell because he invented the telephone. I think we will be learning about Louis Braille because he helped blind people read. Mary Seacole was also a doctor in the crimean war.
    3. I think my brother Joseph is a hero because he looks after me and helps me.

  16. 1.Florence Nightingale is a hero because she helps the poor a lot. When I was 5, I visited a Florence Nightingale Museum with my mum and sister. It was fun !!!
    2.Because they are Historical that means they are kind and they care for all.
    3. I think Louis Braille is a hero because he helped the blind and made an alphabet that they could read and write.

  17. I think that Florence Nightingale is a hero because she helped injured soldiers in the Crimean War. Her nickname was The Lady With the lamp. She was born in Italy named after Florence .
    I cannot wait to learn more!

  18. 1.Leonardo da vinci
    2.Florence Nightingale
    3.Mary Seacole
    4.Marie Curie
    5.Queen Elizabeth II

    I think that Leonardo da Vinci is a hero because he changed the world with his own
    inventions.
    My Heroes are my TEACHERS and FRIENDS and my FAMILY!

  19. 1. Florence Nightingale
    2. I think Florence Nightingale is a hero because she was helping in the Crimean war. We should learn about Florence Nightingale because she taught people how to actually take care of the sick soldiers.
    3. Alexander Graham Bell is the first person to invent the phone. We are so to have the phone as we can communicate so much easier.

  20. Phillyppe and Family says:

    Here are some of the historical hero that we researched.
    Charles Dickens was a famous author who created fictional characters that are known around the world 200 years after his death. And his stories provide an insight into Victorian life. Charles Darwin is well for making the biggest most dangerous and far-reaching scientific breakthrough in history. Known for his theory of evolution, Sir Thomas More was a English politician, humanist scholar, and writer who refused to comply with the Act of Supremacy, by which English subjects were enjoined to recognize Henry VIII’s authority over the pope, and was imprisoned in the Tower of London and beheaded for treason. We can all be a hero as long we follow a purpose to make better changes looking back in time I saw different personalities using their voice, influence or money to shift the path of that century.
    I am going to the Florence Nightingale museum and I can’t wait to learn more about her history.

  21. I know about Mary Seacole. She was born in Kingston,Jamaica.Her dad was Scottish and her mum was Jamaican. She went to the Crimean War and helped a lot of people.

  22. Louis Braille was blinded at the age of three in one eye as a result of an accident with a stitching awl in his father’s harness making shop. Consequently, an infection set in and spread to both eyes, resulting in total blindness.At that time there were not many resources in place for the blind, but he nevertheless excelled in his education and received a scholarship to France’s Royal Institute for Blind Youth. While still a student there, he began developing a system of tactile code that could allow blind people to read and write quickly and efficiently. Inspired by a system invented by Charles Barbier, Braille’s new method was more compact and lent itself to a range of uses, including music. He presented his work to his peers for the first time in 1824, when he was fifteen years old.

  23. Florence Y2 says:

    Alexander Graham Bell is a hero because he invented a telephone which was very useful. Ferdinand is my hero because he is kind to me.

  24. Amy Johnson is a hero because when she was 25 she started learning how to fly.
    Amy Johnson was born in Hull in 1903.
    Amy Johnson became the first woman ever to fly alone from Britain to Australia.
    She died on the 5 of January 1941.
    Amy flew to Australia in a Gipsy Moth plane,which she named Jason.
    During the second World War,Amy helped the Royal Air Force by flying planes around the country.
    In 2016,giant sculptures of brightly coloured moths were hung on the walls of building to run how to celebrate Amy’s life.

  25. My mum and dad are Heroes for me because they protect me from strangers like when on my way to school I see strangers.

  26. 1.Louis Braille
    2.Mary Seacole
    3.Charles Dickens
    4.Florence Nightingale
    5.Alexander Graham Bell
    6.Marie Curie
    7.Leonardo da vinci
    8.Queen Elizabeth II
    9.Jesus
    10.Mary
    11.Joseph
    12.God
    13.Emmeline Pankhurst
    These are the are the heroes I know.

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