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Can support the following QCA units.

1940s Washday

Experience a traditional washday and find out how people coped without a washing machine, comparing washday from the Victorian times to the present day with particular reference to the 1940s prefab. (Hands-on experience for all children) Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (462 K.B.)

Foundation Stage: KUW, PD, MD, CLL, PSED

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2, 13.

Join the Scouts to help the Home Guard defend the home front. Take part in the Home Guard’s Drill, learn to put out fires and use a code wheel to find out what your orders are!

Key Stage 2: History – 9.

After exploring the 1940s prefab garden and allotment to see wheat is growing, your class will design their own gardens to help the war effort and make some rationing treats

Key Stage 2: History – 9, 13

Your class will be prepared for evacuation by a 1940s teacher who will help the children make their labels, complete their identity cards, pack their suitcase and make their gas mask box.

Key Stage 2: History – 9, 13.

During World War II, and for many years afterwards, many materials were scarce and not many toys were available to buy as the factories were turned over to the war effort. This workshop introduces the idea of rationing and re-cycling as the children will have the chance to make their own 1940s style toys and look at some original and replica make do and mend toys .

Key Stage 2: History – 9, 13.

Butter making

Try your hand at making butter the Victorian way and learn about the importance of the railways in milk distribution. (Hands-on experience for all children) Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (46 K.B.)

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2, 11, 13.

Cruck frame building

Find out more about different structures and materials used in buildings and as a class raise your own cruck frame barn. (Hands-on experience for all children)Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (286 K.B.)

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2. Science – 1c, 1e, 3c. Geography – 9. D&T – 1d. Art – 1b, 2c, 6c.

Historic cooking

Where did food come from before supermarkets? Learn more about the staple diets of the working family and the experience of cooking over an open fire. Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (130 K.B.)

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2, 11, 13.

Life 2000 years ago

Explore the reconstructed Iron Age House and learn about the realities of life in pre-Roman Britain. Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (429 K.B.)

Foundation Stage: KUW, CLL, PSED

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2, 6a. Geography - 9

Lighting in the past

Find out how homes have been lit through time and discover the different means and materials used for lighting, using modern reconstructions and artefacts. Choose between making a beeswax candle or a Roman lamp that the children take home with them. (Hands-on experience for all children) Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (31 K.B.)

Foundation Stage: KUW, PD, MD, CLL, PSED

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2, 11. Science – 1c, 2d, 3c, 5d, 6d. Art – 2c.

Rag rug making

Learn why cottagers made and used rag rugs in the past and discover the craft of rag rug making spaning 100 years. (Hands-on experience for all children) Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (462 K.B.)

Foundation Stage: KUW, PD, MD, CLL, PSED

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2, 12, 13. Science – 1c, 3c, 4c. Art – 1b.

Shelter building

Find out more about different structures and materials used in buildings and create a shelter for you and your friends using only the materials found in the woods. (Hands-on experience for all children).

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2. Science – 1c, 1e, 3c. Geography – 9. D&T – 1d. Art – 1b, 2c, 6c.

The Victorian Blacksmith

Each village had a blacksmith who could make anything from metal. This fascinating demonstration allows children to understand the importance of the village blacksmith and provides an insight into industrial change in Victorian Britain. Learn about the limitations of travel using horses, local craftsmen and mass production and railway transport. Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (153 K.B.)

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 11, 12. Science – 1c, 2d, 3c, 5d, 6d. Art – 2c.

Traditional brick making

Find out more about different structures and materials used in buildings and make your own brick. Discover the social importance of brick making throughout history from Medieval to modern times and understand the role of children in the brickyards. (Hands-on experience for all children) Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (166 K.B.)

Foundation Stage: KUW, PD, MD, CLL, PSED

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2, 11, 12. Science – 1c, 2d, 3c, 5d, 6d. Art – 2c. D&T – 1d.

Traditional toys and games

Find out about toys from the past and play with replica Victorian toys. Try your hand at making your own toy to take home. (Hands-on experience for all children) Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (189 K.B.)

Foundation Stage: KUW, PD, MD, CLL, PSED

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2, 11, 13. Science – 1e, 2d. D&T – 1a.

Victorian cottage school

Find out about straw plait schools through the story of Caroline Woodward (aged 6) who lived and worked in Leagrave Cottage in 1851. Follow in her footsteps and make your own plait from a suitable material. (Hands-on experience for all children) Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (226 K.B.)

Key Stage 1 and 2: History –2, 11, 12. Science – 1c, 3c. Art – 1b.

Victorian school life

Experience a Victorian Object Lesson from circa 1880. A selection of the Museum’s Victorian artefacts will be available for your class to handle and describe. (Hands-on experience for all children) Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (925 K.B.)

Foundation Stage: KUW, PD, MD, CLL, PSED

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 11, 12.

Wattle and Daub

Find out more about different structures and materials used in buildings and try your hand at daubing. This material was in use from the Iron Age to the nineteenth century, when factory produced materials became widely available. (Hands-on experience for all children) Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (176 K.B.)

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 2. Science – 1c, 1e, 3c. Geography – 9. D&T – 1d. Art – 1b, 2c, 6c.

Windsor chair assembly

Discover the many items that local craftsmen can make from wood and as a group assemble a traditional Windsor chair. (Hands-on experience for all children) Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (126 K.B.)

Key Stage 1 and 2: History – 11, 12, 13. Science – 1c, 1e, 3c.