--- title: "The features of a castle!" url: "https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-07-10-20-01-the-features-of-a-castle" school: "Waterside Primary School" --- # The features of a castle! ![Image of The features of a castle!](https://files.schudio.com/waterside-primary-school/images/blog/IMG_2297.jpeg) 7 May 2024 [Stacey Edwards](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/author/sedwards) Continuing our work focusing on the traditional tale of Rapunzel, the children were looking at the different features of a castle. We discussed what type of people lived in castles, why castles were useful and then looked at specific features and their uses. We looked at moats, the high walls, turrets, windows and the drawbridge. The children were able to communicate about and label the features working together as a team. [Ducks](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/tag/ducks) [Swans](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/tag/swans) [Communication and Language](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/tag/communication-and-language) [UTW](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/tag/utw) [ Life cycle of a bird! ](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-03-16-22-56-life-cycle-of-a-bird) [Old Mac Donald had a Farm ](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-07-11-15-00-old-mac-donald-had-a-farm) [Embedded content](https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2400.0541310576964!2d-2.170451783858812!3d53.01938987991181!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x487a69d4086c0711%3A0x19262908cd9219d0!2sWaterside%20Primary%20School!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1670583840226!5m2!1sen!2suk) ![Waterside Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/waterside-primary-school/images/logo/waterside-logo-2-footer.png) **Waterside Primary School** Eastwood Road Stoke on Trent ST1 3JS Tel: 01782 234630 Email: [![Shaw Education Trust](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-education-trust-2/images/logo/set-misc/footer-logo-v1.png)](https://shaw-education.org.uk) **Shaw Education Trust** Kidsgrove Secondary School Gloucester Road Kidsgrove ST7 4DL VAT: GB 358822467 Tel: 01782 948259 Email: Company Number: 09067175 ### Newsletter ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/people/Waterside-Primary/61559202505677/) - [X](https://twitter.com/watersidestoke) © Copyright 2022–2026 Waterside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)