Learning at Bradford Industrial Museum
Welcome to Bradford Industrial Museum's Learning & Outreach programme. To make a booking or for further information, please contact 01274 435865/431206 or email daniel.willoughby@bradford.gov.uk becky.davies@bradford.gov.uk
Visiting & Risk Assessment Guidelines (PDF 130kb)
Toy Detectives
KS1 History
Children discover the difference between toys old and new by taking part in a fun session playing toy detectives and handling authentic toys from Victorian and modern times.
1 hour Museum Staff led workshop.
£65 per session (max 35 pupils)
To make a booking or for further information, please contact 01274 435865 or email daniel.willoughby@bradford.gov.uk
Further information about Toy Detectives workshop (PDF 130kb)
Street Games (April to September)
KS1 History
Knowledge and Understanding of events, people and changes in the past
a. Identify differences between ways of life at different times
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
KS2 Historical enquiry
What games did children from the past play and how do they differ from today? Children will discover the answer to these questions while enjoying hop-scotch, kick the can, long rope skipping, and whip the top.
1 hour Education Officer led workshop.
£65 per session (max 35 pupils)
Further information about Street Games workshop (PDF 130kb)
Warp and Weft
KS1 - History Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past
b. Identify differences between ways of life at different times 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 KS2- Historical enquiry.
In the Weaving Gallery children will learn about the warp and the weft by playing games, seeing a variety of textile machinery and looking at different textures and fabrics. Can be adapted for KS2 - please contact the Education Officers.
1 hour Museum’s Learning Team led hands-on workshop including textile demonstration.
£65 per session (Max 35 pupils)
Further information about Warp and Weft workshop (PDF 130kb)
Washday
KS1 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.
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.
Children will find out what it was like to do the washing in a back-to-back house in the past, using wash boards, possers, dolly blue and the mangle.
Education Officer led workshop. Classes are asked to be split into 3 groups, 30 minutes per group.
£67 per class (Max 35 pupils)
Victorian Classroom
KS2 - History
KS2 Chronological Understanding
a. Place events, people and changes into correct periods of time
KS2 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.
At Moorside Board School, the Museum's period classroom, children experience Victorian schooling for themselves, including copywriting with dip-pens and doing sums on slates, singing songs and reciting poems.
2 hour Education Officer led workshop
£111 per class (Max 35 pupils, resources included)
Further information about Victorian Classroom workshop (PDF 130kb)
World War Two Classroom and Evacuees
KS2 - History
KS2 Chronological Understanding
a. place events, people and changes into correct periods of time
KS2 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.
Recreate the first lessons experienced by a class of London children evacuated to the countryside with their teacher.
2 hour Education Officer led workshop
£111 per session (Max 35 pupils)
Learning Journeys
Bradford Industrial Museum has produced the following Learning Journeys to enhance your school visit. Each Learning Journey contains worksheets, games and high quality images that can assist in pre or post visit experiences.
Bradford's Industrial Revolution explores how the Industrial Revolution shaped the city of Bradford and how this can be explored at Bradford Industrial Museum.
Discovering Print at Bradford Industrial Museum is an in depth look at the history of printmaking and how a visit can inspire a wide variety work.
Free Self-Service Resources
'You Are Here Gallery' Resource boxes- KS2
Explore the 'You Are Here' gallery, find out about Bradford's Industrial Revolution and look through the suitcases of three of the immigrants who came here to Bradford to work. For more information, or to book your self-guided visit, please contact us on the numbers above.
NEW! 'Terrible Times for Children' - KS2/KS3 activity box
Self run resource to be used in the weaving gallery exploring child labour in the mills.
KS2 Local History Study
Victorian Britain
KS3 Britain 1750-1900- Industrialisation
Teachers' Resources
Bradford's Industrial Revolution explores how the Industrial Revolution shaped the city of Bradford and how this can be explored at Bradford Industrial Museum.
Terrible Times for children during Bradford's textile revolution.
NEW! Transport Gallery Pack- KS1
Activity cards to use with year 1 + 2 on a self run visit
KS1 History
Knowledge and Understanding of events, people and changes in the past
Historical Enquiry
NEW! WW2 Suitcase- KS2
Self run resource exploring themes around World War Two
Ideally used as an additional activity to the WW2 Classroom
KS2 - History
Chronological Understanding
Knowledge and Understanding of events, people and changes in the past
Historical enquiry
To book any of these new resources or your self-guided visit, please contact us on the numbers above.
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