History teaching
sessions at Birmingham Museum
are now available to both
Birmingham and non-Birmingham
Schools.
Teaching Sessions
for Birmingham Schools
Birmingham schools are taught
by the Schools Liaison teacher
Peter Ray. He will take
your class on an inspiring
journey based on one of
a number of key history
topics: Ancient Rome, Ancient
Egypt and Ancient Greece.
Please choose an option
below to find out more:
- Toys from the
Past (Key Stage
1)
- Investigating
a Roman Centurion’s
uniform and weapons, then
observing, handling and
investigating objects from
ancient Rome. (Suitable
for Key Stage 1 and 2)
- Looking
at artefacts and
using them
to build up a picture of
everyday life in ancient
Egypt. (Suitable for Key
Stage 1 and 2)
- Uncovering
a story of Petros, an Ancient
Greek Athlete, exploring
the history behind
the
Olympic games then
handling a variety
of object from ancient
Greece. (Suitable
for Key Stage 1
and 2)
- World
War 2: life in
Birmingham 1939 – 1945
- Home
for Christmas: meet a soldier in 1943.
- The
Glittering Gold - Exploring
Saxon Treasure: Pupils
will investigate the
mystifying history of
the Hoard using costume
and storytelling.
Teaching Sessions
for non-Birmingham Schools
Non-Birmingham schools
are taught by the Schools
Support Officer.
The sessions are based
around object handling and
historical enquiry for Key
Stage one and two children.
Sessions relate to different
aspects of the primary curriculum.
Some of the sessions available
are:
- Ancient
Egypt: This is
an evidence based handling
session during which all
children will get the chance
to explore genuine Egyptian
artefacts.
- Roman
Remains: Pupils
learn about life as a Roman
soldier and children will
get the chance to handle
artefacts.
- The
Glory That Was Greece: Pupils use the Ancient
Greek gallery decide what
our collection of
ceramics can tell
us about life in the past.
- The
Glittering Gold - Exploring
Saxon Treasure: Pupils
will investigate the
mystifying history of
the Hoard using costume
and storytelling.
- In addition, Birmingham
Museum and Art Gallery
is providing a special
programme of Discovery
Days, for more information
please download the Discovery
Days flyer ( PDF 322KB).
For details of the all the
history sessions download
History
Sessions flyer (PDF 392KB).
To make a booking please
contact a member of staff
on 0121 303 3890 ( Fax. 0121
303 1337) or email Alice.Halden@birmingham.gov.uk.
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