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Can support the following QCA units.

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.)

History – 11

Medieval Structure

Find out more about different structures and materials used in buildings. As a class raise your own cruck frame barn and try your hand at daubing, a material which 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 (385 K.B.)

History – 3. Art – 7b.

Medieval food and farming

How did farming change during the medieval period and how did it affect the common man? Discover the work of the farm labourer during the seasons and the effect of the wool trade. Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (460 K.B.)

History – 3.

The Manor Court

Discover the manor court through role play, whether acting the reeve or the villain accused of tardiness and laziness or asking to take over a widow’s land. Find out about the role of the villain on a medieval manor and the punishments and fines they were awarded. Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format (63 K.B.)

History - 3

Traditional brick making

Find out more about different structures and materials used in buildings and make your own brick. Then 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.)

History – 3, 11. Art – 7b.

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, from local craftsmen and travel limited by the capacity of horses to mass production and railway transport. Click here to download the information booklet in .pdf format ( 153 K.B.)

History – 11.

Windsor chair assembly

Discover the woodware industry of the Chilterns and 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.)

History – 11.