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Victorian child
Description

Students learn about the lives of children in Victorian Britain through handling these original and replica items, finding out about the similarities and differences between Victorian life and ways of life today.

They will gain knowledge of where the people and events being studied fit within a chronological framework and be able to identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods.

Box contents
  • School attendance medal
  • cam toy
  • Caps
  • Cup and ball
  • Finger stocks
  • Mop caps
  • School bell
  • Slates & Pencils
  • Swing toy
  • Video
  • Yoyo
NC Links
  • changes in aspects of social history
  • changes in living memory which can be used to reveal aspects of change in National life
  • identify differences and similarities between ways of life in different periods
  • understand some of the ways in which we find out about the past
  • a study over time tracing how several aspects of national history are reflected in the locality
  • know where the people and events they study fit within a chronological framework
  • identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods
Hire period 6 weeks (one half term)
Collect from Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Guildhall Road, Northampton, NN1 1DP
Suggested activities The box contains a resource pack with all relevant information and suggested activities to do with your class..
Cost £75