Curriculum links: History • Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality • They should know where the people and events they study fit within a chronological framework. and identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods. • a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 (KS2)
Learning outcome: • Help the children develop an awareness and understanding that the way of life was different in the past. • To recognise rooms and household objects from a long time ago • If they are studying the Great Fire of London, Elizabeth I or Gunpowder Plot or intend to study the Tudors at KS2 the session will help them to understand what homes would have been like at the time. • Look and play with toys from the past and dress up in costumes and consider how they are different. • Get the chance to play musical instruments from the past. • Understand the importance of the house and its occupants to the local area. • Develop the children’s speaking, listening, participation and thinking skills through role play and storytelling.
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Step inside the Manor
- £12 per student
- KS1
- Full Day
The children will meet Mistress Mary Carter, the housekeeper of the Manor House at Donington le Heath. She will invite them to explore the home of Lord and Lady Digby…