Our David Livingstone topic wall is becoming very busy with all the information we have learned so far. Below are comments from the children about some of their learning:

Timeline of Events

Emma T: We learned about the important events in David Livingstone’s life and then made a timeline for our wall display to show these events. I learned that David Livingstone’s wife died in 1862.

Morgan: I enjoyed working with Jay to design a flap for our timeline. We learned that in 1871 Henry Stanley was sent to find David Livingstone in Africa.

Ziad: I enjoyed designing the ‘1858’ flap for our timeline. This was the year that David Livingstone returned to Africa to work for the British Government to explore Africa further.

David Livingstone and Africa Collage

Craig: “We made a collage of David Livingstone. First we traced the outline then we all had a chance to decorate it. To decorate it we used paint, string and scrunched paper. We had so much fun.”

Lauren added: “We used different materials such as black and green paint, black tissue paper and green pieces of string. The design took a lot of work by me and the rest of the class. I hope the rest of the class loved doing the collage because I certainly did.”

Karen: “One of the first things that we made was the David Livingstone Collage. Everyone got to do a bit and in the end it looked amazing.”

Ziad: “p5/4 managed to make a beautiful collage of David Livingstone with Africa behind him. We used paint, tissue paper and string. All the class did a bit of him and it was real fun.”

David Livingstone’s Family Tree

Jake: “We learned about David Livingstone’s family tree.”

Morgan: “We have been learning about David Livingstone’s family and made a family tree. I really enjoy this topic and it is really fun but I can’t wait for our next topic, The Rainforest!”

Disease in the Victorian Times

Thomas: “I learned that diseases were easily spread when David Livingstone was a child. This happened because the full family lived in one room and the water they drank wasn’t as clean as it is now.”

 The Zambezi Expedition

Karen: “David Livingstone was part of a team who’s challenge was to try and find the source of the Zambezi River. I learned that on board Ma Robert with David Livingstone was his brother Charles Livingstone, George Rae, Thomas Baines, John Kirk, The Makololo tribe, Norman Bedingfield and Richard Thornton.  Each had an important job to do on the boat.”

Emma T: “I learned about the important jobs each man did on board Ma Robert.

David Livingstone – leader

Thomas Baines – Artist and store keeper

John Kirk – Doctor

Makololo Tribe – guides, porters and translators

Norman Bedingfield – Naval officer

Richard Thornton – Geologist

George Rae – Engineer

Charles Livingstone – Photographer”