Key
Stage 2
Rich and
Poor Tudor Lives
Through this
lively teaching
session children
build an
understanding
about the
contrasting
lives of rich and
poor people
400 years ago.
This session
includes artefact
handling,
costume work
and encourages
children to think about how we
know about the
past. (ALSO available as Outreach)
KS2 - Tudor History
Inventory Detectives
Children are challenged to investigate
the
family who lived at Blakesley Hall
in Tudor
times using a range of primary
source material
such as wills, inventories and
maps. What
did the surrounding area look like?
Were
the family rich? How do historians
know
what things people had in their
homes? The
Detectives will discover!
KS2 - Tudor History
How do I know if Blakesley Hall
is a real Tudor house?
‘Is it real?’ Pupils
are challenged to work
out if Blakesley is genuine Tudor
house or
a reconstruction? A series of guided
group
activities will ask the children
to look at the
layout, decoration and materials
used to build
it.
KS2 - Tudor History
How can we learn about Henry
VIII using Blakesley Hall?
Children investigate the similarities
between
Richard Smalbroke, owner of Blakesley
Hall and Henry VIII. Using images,
plans
and evidence from written sources,
they are
encouraged to find out about Henry’s
life
and his home at Hampton Court Palace
and
Richard’s at Blakesley.
KS2 - Tudor History
Tudor Role
Play
Stepping back in time and acting
as people
looking for work, children meet
the Joan
Smalbroke, whose father owns Blakesley
Hall.
They learn about the role of a
Tudor servant
in a grand house and have the opportunity
to
question Joan about her life.
KS2 - Role Play / Tudor History
Lotions and
Potions
Children find out about Tudor health
and
hygiene and
discover how
herbs were
used to treat
illnesses in
the past. How
often did
Tudors bathe?
What were
their attitudes
to cleanliness?
Children will
also see and
smell real
Tudor cures!
KS2 - Tudor History
Special Workshops:
Have a ‘Merry’ Victorian
Christmas (9 - 12 Dec 2013 only)
Children will meet Mrs Merry, who
lives
at Blakesley Hall and discover
how the
Victorians invented the Christmas
we know
today. They will help decorate
our Great
Hall and learn about presents received
by
Victorian children before making
a selection
of traditional Victorian Christmas
decorations.
There will also be a chance to
play Victorian
parlour games.
KS2 - Victorian
History / Role play
How did Tudors celebrate Christmas? (2 - 6 Dec 2013 only)
Mistress Joan Smalbroke, who lived at Blakesley Hall during Tudor times, will help children find out how Christmas was celebrated 400 years ago. Children will learn about seasonal beliefs, superstitions and traditions, and explore Mistress Smalbroke's home. They will be invited to make a wish on the plum pudding mix, dance in the Long Gallery and join in Tudor Christmas games.
KS2 - Tudor History / Role Play
CSI: Blakesley (Spring term)
GASP! A priceless artefact has
been stolen
from Blakesley Hall. Working as
detectives,
pupils are asked to collect evidence,
listen to
suspect statements and work together
to try
and crack the crime and discover
the culprit.
KS2 - Science
Fascinating
Facts about Forces (Spring term)
Children are encouraged to understand
the
role of gravity, friction and push
and pull
forces in everyday Tudor life through
a tour of
Blakesley Hall. During a practical
workshop,
they will explore how magnets work
and
take part in an experiment to make
a simple
magnetic compass. Then, using the
fight
against the Spanish Armada as a
reference,
pupils will work in teams to construct
a simple
sailboat. This will help children
to test water
and air resistance and encourage
them to
think about streamlining and appropriate
materials.
KS2 - Science / History
A Tudor School
Day Role Play (Spring term)
Stepping back in time, children
learn about
the daily life as a rich Tudor
school boy. This
day includes a walk up to Yardley
Village to
see the original Yardley Grammar
School and
St Edburgha’s church. Children
also take on
roles as school boys, meet Master
Rastell,
schoolmaster, and experience a
Tudor lesson,
including learning some Latin!
Available
between 24.6.2013 and 28.6.2013
only.
KS2 - Role Play / Tudor History
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