Travel back in time to visit two homes from the past and discover the differences and similarities between them.
Key Stage:
Key stage 1
Capacity:
35 pupils
Price:
£320
Format:
90 mins facilitated, 60 minutes self led
Availability:
Tuesdays - Fridays during term time
Travel back to Mrs Biddell's Victorian cottage and explore new Victorian gadgets that have made domestic life easier.
Visit Mrs Biddell's granddaughter in her 1940's kitchen to compare how washing was done during wartime and beyond.
KS1 key curriculum links
- Changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life
- Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally
Learning objectives
| To describe, using appropriate vocabulary, features, furniture and household objects from the past | To describe the characteristics of household objects from the past |
| To use clues to infer the uses of objects | To become familiar with the key features of a room in a home long ago |
| To encourage children to discover the museum’s domestic collections by handling, observing and asking questions |
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