Life in the 1950s

 Friday 6th October 2023

Life in the 1950s 

Today, the Tigers have explored through role-play what it would have been like to live in the 1950s. 

Many men worked in coal mines, factories, and shipyards in the 1950s. These jobs were hard and dangerous. Today the Tigers were put to work in the paper chain factory!

Marbles was a popular game!

Washing machines, electric irons, hot water boilers and vacuum cleaners all became popular in the 1950s. These appliances saved time and made washing and cleaning easier.

We found out that supermarkets were still quite new in the 1950s. They were different from other shops because they sold many different things!

After having children, most women became housewives and they stayed at home to look after their house and children. Housewives cooked and cleaned. They also went shopping and made clothes.

Rock and roll music started in the 1950s so we learnt a rock and roll dance as many teenagers and children would do this in dance halls on the weekends.

We watched a popular tv programme from the 1950s called ‘Muffin the Mule’ we said that this was different as it was in black and white.

Children left school at 15 and some delivered papers to earn pocket money.

We went outside and played popular children’s games like hopscotch as in the 1950s Children played out in the streets together because there wasn’t much traffic on the roads.