Learning at Bolling Hall

Welcome to Bolling Hall Museum's Learning & Outreach programme. To make a booking or for further information, please contact 01274 431206/435865 or email daniel.willoughby@bradford.gov.uk

Free Self Service Resources 

Tudors Handling Boxes (KS1/ KS2) 

Investigate domestic objects and try on costumes from the time of the Tempest family.

Civil War Cipher Trail (KS2)

The English Civil War has started. Rich families like the Tempests who own Bolling Hall support the King. These are dangerous times. Follow the cipher trail around the house to unlock the hidden messages. Ask on reception for your cipher trail.

SEN/ Early Years Activities

Print off the attachments and visit the various rooms of the house and complete activities. Clipboards and paper are available on request from reception.

NEW Tudors Trail for KS2

Follow the trail around the hall and learn about how people lived in Tudor times.
Download and print the attachments and bring them with you on your school visit.

Toy Detectives

KS1 History
Chronological understanding
a. place events and objects in chronological order
b. use common words and phrases relating to the passing of time (for example, before, after, a long time ago, past).
KS1 Historical enquiry
a. how to find out about the past from a range of sources of information

Children discover the difference between toys old and new by taking part in a fun session playing toy detectives and handling authentic toys from the past.
1 hour Education Officer led workshop
£60 per class (max 35 pupils)

Homes in the Past

KS1 History
Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past
a. recognise why people did things, why events happened and what happened as a result
b. identify differences between ways of life at different times.
KS1 Historical enquiry
a. how to find out about the past from a range of sources of information
b. to ask and answer questions about the past.

What was the housework like in the old days? Find clues and join in activities in the actual rooms where families used to live at Bolling Hall.
1 hour Education Officer led workshop.
£60 per class (max 35 pupils)

The Tempest Family

KS2 History Chronological understanding
a. place events, people and changes into correct periods of time.
Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past
a. about characteristic features of the periods and societies studied, including the ideas, beliefs, attitudes and experiences of men, women and children in the past.
b. about the social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversity of the societies studied, in Britain and the wider world.
KS2 Historical enquiry
a. how to find out about the events, people and changes studied from an appropriate range of sources of information.

An introduction to Tudor times which includes some children dressing in reproduction costumes and a chance for all children to handle Tudor objects.
11/2 hour Education Officer led workshop.
£80 per class (max 35 pupils)

A Tudor Mystery at Bolling Hall

KS2 History Chronological understanding
a. place events, people and changes into correct periods of time Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past.
b. about characteristic features of the periods and societies studied, including the ideas, beliefs, attitudes and experiences of men, women and children in the past.
c. about the social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversity of the societies studied, in Britain and the wider world.

KS2 Historical enquiry
a. how to find out about the events, people and changes studied from an appropriate range of sources of information.

KS2 English Speaking and Listening
It is midwinter 1600. A stranger arrives at Bolling Hall. Who is this midwinter guest? Where does he come from? Is he who he says he is? Story-telling and discussion with suggestions for follow-up work back at school.
1½ hour Museum’s Learning Team led hands-on workshop
£80 per session (max 35 pupils)

Tudor Games – Outside at Bolling Hall April – September

KS1 History
Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past
a. recognise why people did things, why events happened and what happened as a result
b. identify differences between ways of life at different times.

KS1 Historical enquiry
a. how to find out about the past from a range of sources of information
b. to ask and answer questions about the past.

Inspired by Pieter Bruegel’s 1560 painting, Children’s Games. Play the games that Tudor children played in this historic setting.
£60.00 per session (max 35 pupils)
Ask the Museum’s Learning Team for details

The Stranger’s Case Drama Workshop

KS2 and KS3 English Speaking and Listening
KS2 History
Chronological understanding
a. place events, people and changes into correct periods of time
Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past
b. about characteristic features of the periods and societies studied, including the ideas, beliefs, attitudes and experiences of men, women and children in the past
c. about the social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversity of the societies studied, in Britain and the wider world.
KS2 Historical enquiry
a. how to find out about the events, people and changes studied from an appropriate range of sources of information.
KS3 History
1.1 Chronological understanding
1.2 Cultural, ethnic and religious diversity
1.5 Significance

Working with two actors, the children meet the Protestant servant Joan Beldon and the Catholic travelling player Nick Nidderdale. This drama/workshop vividly illustrates the religious tensions of the Tudor period and brings a Tudor house to life.
2 hour Museum’s Learning Team led drama/workshop.
£150 per session (max 32 pupils).

The Witches from “Macbeth” meet at Bolling Hall: “Double, double, toil and trouble”

KS1 and KS2 EN1 Speaking and Listening and Shakespeare at KS3
This lively, drama-based workshop allows your class to explore Shakespeare’s poetry in the magical setting of Bolling Hall. They discover the history of the house and perform as the witches from “Macbeth”, casting a spell around a cauldron in the kitchen.
1½ hours Museum’s Learning Team led workshop
£80 per session (max 35 pupils)

The ghost of Bolling Hall

KS2 English EN1 Speaking and Listening
Listen to a ghost story from 1643 in the ghost room. Develop your own ghost stories in other rooms of the hall. Story-telling and discussion with suggestions for follow-up work back at school or on another visit to Bolling Hall.
1½ hour Museum's Learning Team led hands-on workshop
£80 per session (max 35 pupils)

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