2 – The historic environment at Easton Primary School.
Aim – to produce lesson plans that are;
- cross curricular
- making use of the local environment
- tailored to each year group
Possible activities
- Locate the Victorian street and houses in the modern school playground
- Design and produce Victorian advertisements for occupations/shops on Beaufort Street
- Write a play based on the characters and occupations identified in street directory to perform in playground
Research occupations for role play
Perform to other year groups in interactive style history trail format
- Produce a Victorian style newspaper based on play
- Pick one occupation and design/create products (eg hats for the hat manufacturer) Victorian and modern
- Comparison of past and present - what if street still existed and how would it be different? (Eg where would the boot maker work?)
- What was here before the streets and houses?
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