A 1½ hour programme for up to 2 classes
led by a facilitator, followed by free time in the museum
Suitable for KS2
children
1:10 adult:pupil ratio requested
Information about the organisation of the
visit
The visit is split up into two parts. One is the
Home Sweet Home session which is a 1 ½ hour long session led by a museum
facilitator. The other part is free time in the museum which is led by the
school. Between one session and the next you will have the use of our
lunchroom.
Home Sweet Home (facilitated by museum
staff)
1½ hour long session for one class at a time
Session Objectives
- To give pupils the chance to explore aspects of home life
in Victorian Britain through visual, audio and kinaesthetic means.
- To use a range of resources - objects, photographs,
sounds, smells - and themes - washing, food and leisure time - to find out
about life in an average Victorian family.
- For pupils to be able to comprehend how different our lives
are today.
- For pupils to have the opportunity to handle objects from
the Victorian period.
Introduction
Pupils are introduced to
types of evidence and what they can tell us. What clues are there that
historians can use to find out about the past? We will look at pictures and
plans of different types of Victorian housing with examples of rich and poor
people's homes discussing how we could interpret these pictures to give us
information.
The class then splits into three groups and they
rotate around three different discovery boxes, as outlined below. Each group
needs an adult allocated to it. The adult leading each group will have an
instruction card to support them in working with their group. The facilitator
moves between the groups, overseeing the session
Family
Pupils explore Victorian toys
for Sundays and try a whole-family activity in Victorian times - rag rugging.
Washing Line
Pupils look at a
ready-made washing time line which tells the story of washing clothes today.
They then put together a washing time line for doing the washing in the
Victorian period, using a mixture of printed information, Victorian objects,
replica objects, images of objects, recreated smells and sound effects.
Food Glorious Food
Pupils explore
three food-related mystery objects with clues and then complete an activity
exploring the seasonal availability of foods.
Conclusion
The class comes back
together to discuss their findings and the differences between their lives at
home and those of people in the Victorian period.
Free time (led by school)
As part of
your visit you will have some time free to explore the museum. For this you
will need to split the children up into groups, each with an adult helper. You
will need to decide how you wish to spend this free time but we have some
resources on offer here at the museum which you may wish to use.
Museum trail packs
We can provide you
with museum trail packs which consist of a map of Milestones, a series of
photos of different parts of the museum and accompanying questions. Each adult
helper can have their own pack of these cards. The aim is for the children to
select a photo card and use the map to help them find the location of the image
on the photo in the museum. Once they have done this, on the back of the photo
card is a series of questions which the adult helper can then ask their group
about that particular part of the museum. This should help to focus the groups
on exploring the museum successfully. If you wish to use these packs, they will
be available on arrival.
Dressing up
On the agricultural
showground we have a tent containing replica infant, junior and adult sized
costumes for pupils and adults to try on over their everyday clothes.
The Viaduct game
We have a large model
viaduct for the children to build, promoting team work and cooperation.
Activity sheets
We have a range of
activity sheets on our website to view and download which you may wish to use
during your free time. We can provide you with clipboards and pencils for use
during your visit
Notes for Teachers & Adult Helpers
You will be visiting Milestones - Hampshire's
living history museum to support a class of pupils participating in Home
Sweet Home, a 1½ hour programme about Victorian Britain.
Milestones is a large, modern building which
houses recreated streets and buildings from the Victorian period and the 1930s.
You will be visiting the Victorian area.
The teacher organising the visit will give you a
timetable for the day, as well a copy of the museum's Guidelines for Education
Groups.
A facilitator will meet you on arrival and you
will be able to leave your coats and bags somewhere convenient and use the
toilets before you begin.
The facilitator will introduce the programme to
the whole class together by talking about museums, collections, what they have
already studied at school etc. After this introduction, the class will divide
into three groups, each with an adult, and rotate around three boxes. The
facilitator will still be there, moving from group to group to support the
class.
The three boxes contain a mixture of real
Victorian objects, sound effects, replica smells and documents. There is a
Group Leader's sheet of notes in each box to help the adults and the
facilitator will be there supporting all activities.
Food Glorious Food
This box allows
pupils to explore some mystery objects and to find out about the seasonal
availability of food in the past.
The Washing Line
Pupils will look at a
ready-made washing timeline which shows how we wash clothes today. Using a
range of resources including objects, replica objects, smells and sounds, they
will then make a washing timeline which shows how clothes were washed in the
Victorian period.
Family
This box focuses on leisure
time for Victorian families, with a look at toys and games for children, and
the chance to try a whole family activity in Victorian times - rag rugging.
When all three groups have explored all three
sets of resources, the class will come back together and the facilitator will
lead a discussion on what they have found out.
Itinerary for the visit
9.45am Arrive
at Milestones. You will be met and have the opportunity to hang coats up and
use toilets
Timetables for Home Sweet Home
| Class 1 |
Class 2 |
| 10.15am -
11.45am |
Led programme -
Home Sweet Home |
10.15am - 11.45am
|
Free time |
| 11.45am -
12.30pm |
Lunch in the
Education Suite lunchroom |
11.45am -
12.30pm |
Lunch in the
Education Suite lunchroom |
| 12.30pm - 2pm
|
Free time |
12.30pm - 2pm |
Led programme -
Home Sweet Home |
If you are only bringing one class, you will be
following the times for class 1
Please note: If you arrive significantly
early or late we may have to adjust your programme to work around other groups
who may be visiting the museum.
Also see Victorian
Britain Session Plan and Who's Who? Session plan
