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In our shoes
Description
Students use footwear spanning time and cultures to explore the influence of fashion, occupation, status, wealth, climate and technology on shoe design and manufacture.
Using the shoes and resources provided with the box students build up a picture of the life of the people from around the world and in the past that may have worn the shoes. They will create a display give a presentation to share their findings.
This resource may also be used to complement a visit to the museum for one of our shoe related sessions as either pre or post visit classroom activities.
Box contents
Dr. Martens circa 1990s
Tap shoes
Handmade clogs circa 1900
Replica Roman leather sandals
Button boots, 1910
Indian Pandira slippers
Snow grips
Climbing shoes
Bridesmaid shoes, 2008
Sandals made from recycled car materials
Shoemaking objects
Appropriate for
Key stage 1 (KS1), Key stage 2 (KS2)
National curriculum (NC) links
Key Stage 1
changes within living memory
significant historical events, people and places in their own locality
Key Stage 2
a study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality
a study of an aspect or theme in British History that extends pupils chronological knowledge that extends beyond 1066
changes in an aspect of social history
Hire period
6 weeks (one half term)
Collect from
Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Guildhall Road, Northampton, NN1 1DP
Price
£75