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are a variety of free teaching
sessions currently on offer
at Soho House. Click on the
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House What's On guide (Adobe
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'Unshackled’ -
a youth response to the life
of Olaudah Equiano
Through the use of contemporary
images, reproduction artefacts
such as shackles and specially
produced costume, KS2 children
will learn about the life
of Olaudah Equiano from childhood
to freedom and finally his
involvement in the abolitionist
movement. This completely
interactive session includes
discussion, group work and
role play. Session lasts
1½ hours.
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House
from the Past – What
were homes like a long
time ago?
Supports QCA History units 1 and 2
Children have a tour comparing life today with life 200 years ago. Alternatively
there is a different tour option exploring life of the servants ‘The Butler’s
Day’. There is also opportunity to explore our classroom activities with
old fashioned toys to play with, a ‘then & now’ activity, a scrap
book to make and lots more artefacts to handle.
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Mary
Seacole – Why
do we remember…
Supports QCA History unit 4 and Citizenship unit 5
Children get to explore our trunk of 19th century artefacts. These objects are
used to tell Mary’s fascinating story. This is a totally interactive session,
involving the class in role play activities, where they come to appreciate some
of the difficulties Mary encountered as a Black woman making her way in a white
dominated society.
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James
Watt & Matthew Boulton –
Why do we remember…
Supports QCA History unit 4
Children can explore the lives of James Watt and Matthew Boulton. Practical activities
are included in an extended tour of the house to discover more about the fascinating
lives of these two men.
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Material
World – Rocks
and Soils
Supports
QCA Science units 3c & 3d
Children conduct hands on investigations with selections of rocks, fossils and
minerals. They learn how rocks and fossils are formed and explore the wonder
of nature’s minerals.
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Light – Light
and shadows / How we see things
Supports
QCA Science units 3f & 6f
A practical workshop making a pinhole camera & investigating a vast array
of mirrors and lenses. During the course of the session children learn how and
why a pinhole camera works and discover how this relates to the human eye. Additional
activities can encompass work relating to the movement of the earth around the
sun to shadows, reinforced with the making of a sundial.
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Flower
Power – Life
Cycles
Supports QCA Science unit 5b
Practical workshop; children learn about classification, learn about flower parts
using our specially contructed giant flowers and make flower models to take home.
Can be combined with our Plant Passport activity to investigate the plants in
the Soho garden.
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Whizz
Pop Bang – Gases
around us
Supports QCA Science unit 5c
A workshop combining exciting demonstrations exploring gases with rockets and
volcanoes and children’s hands-on activities making and flying hot air
balloons.
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Dramatic
Static – Forces
in action
Supports QCA Science unit 6e
How about adding static electricity to your list of forces to study? Lots of
fun activities with balloons, bubbles and plastics and more to investigate this
everyday phenomena.
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Fantastic
Forces – Forces
in action
Supports QCA Science unit 6e
A practical hands on workshop with lots of activities investigating a variety
of forces including air resistance, water resistance and air pressure.
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Pattern – Investigating
pattern
Supports
QCA Art & Design 3b
Soho House has a staggering wealth of patterns all around the house. In this
brand new workshop pupils will be able to follow a pattern trail around the House
and participate in a pattern workshop melding ideas and techniques from the East
and West. Using rangoli as inspiration pupils will produce practical pattern
work to take back to class.
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Take
a Seat – Take
a seat
Supports
QCA Art & Design 4b
With the aid of 4 of our historic chairs at Soho House children will find out
about the history of chairs, different parts of a chair and different ways of
making and using chairs. They will also complete a design sheet to enable them
to explore and develop their ideas back in the classroom.
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Let's
go Potty –
Containers
Supports
QCA Art & Design 5b
With the aid of some of our wonderful and designated collections at Soho House,
children complete some Object Passports to enable them to explore the reasons
behind the design of certain objects and look closely at different materials
and patterns. Worksheets are taken back to the classroom where they can be used
as inspiration for the development of their ideas.
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Portraits – Portraying
relationships
Supports
QCA Art & Design 3a
We have a number of wonderful portraits on display at Soho House. Children will
have the opportunity to discuss how the portraits are constructed and what they
tell us about the person depicted. Initial work to explore and develop ideas
back in the classroom.
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Storytelling
Supports Primary framework for literacy
Children can join in with Soho’s experienced practitioners in an interactive
storytelling session. KS1 children combine the session with a related craft activity
whilst KS2 can opt for a related drama workshop. Children can also have the opportunity
to create their own stories using story-boarding, freeze-framing and role play.
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Gardens & Parks
With a brief to engage children
in the environment and issues
of cultural diversity through
the use of school grounds,
local parks, gardens and
other outdoor spaces. To
book a hands on session contact
Chris Bishop.
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In addition
to all these opportunities
we are willing to write and
deliver material to support
specific needs. For example
a drama session was delivered
for KS2 students revolving
around the lives of the servants
at Soho House. Please call
Hazel or Chris on 0121 554
9122 to discuss your requirements.
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