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History : Victorians

Could you be a young Victorian at Ironbridge? * * * * *

Could you be a young Victorian at Ironbridge?

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Ironbridge Gorge Museums in Shropshire are looking for kids aged 9 - 13 to be young Victorians at their Blists Hill Victorian Town.
History
 
Mary Seacole * * * * *

Mary Seacole

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Help Mary Seacole make plant medicine for the Crimean soldiers. From My Learning.
History
 
Enchanted Palace * * * * *

Enchanted Palace

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Find the bits of the musical clock in Kensington Palace and help the royals along the way. Fun from Historic Royal Palaces.
History
 
Design A Room * * * * *

Design A Room

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Choose a room - Tudor, Victorian or Modern - and go decorating crazy in this design game from the Geffrye Museum Kids' Zone.
History
 
Digging For Stories * * * * *

Digging For Stories

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Imagine you're a miner and write us a story of your days down the pit.
History
 
Race Against Chime * * * * *

Race Against Chime

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Swing on your rope and use your soap to clean Big Ben in time for its 150th birthday. High up fun from Parliament.
History
 
Meet James Watt * * * * *

Meet James Watt

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: A story about the man whose steam engine changed our lives forever, from Thinktank and Show Me.
History
 
Royal Challenge * * * * *

Royal Challenge

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Can you sort out who the kings and queens of England are and put them on their thrones? From the Museum Network.
History
 
History Hunt Game * * * * *

History Hunt Game

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Travel through time in this adventure game from St. Albans Museums.
History
 
Victorian Toyshop Game * * * * *

Victorian Toyshop Game

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1
History
 
Victorian Toys * * * * *

Victorian Toys

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1
History
 
Happy Birthday Big Ben! * * * * *

Happy Birthday Big Ben!

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Big Ben is 150. Celebrate its birthday with the new Race Against Chime game.
History
 
Dress a Victorian * * * * *

Dress a Victorian

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Just how many layers did a Victorian lady wear? A dressing game from Ironbridge Gorge Museum.
History
 
Walk through a Victorian House * * * * *

Walk through a Victorian House

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Sam the dog is missing! Travel back in time to 1870 and help find him. From the Geffrye Museum.
History
 
Design A Room * * * * *

Design A Room

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Choose a room - Tudor, Victorian or Modern - and go decorating crazy in this design game from the Geffrye Museum Kids' Zone.
History
 
Design A Room * * * * *

Design A Room

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Choose a room - Tudor, Victorian or Modern - and go decorating crazy in this design game from the Geffrye Museum Kids' Zone.
History
 
Railway Children * * * * *

Railway Children

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Discover the world of steam railways.
History
 
Tour of Victorian Home * * * * *

Tour of Victorian Home

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1
History
 
Is this a ghost? You decide... * * * * *

Is this a ghost? You decide...

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: A photographer visiting the Edward Jenner Museum got more than he bargained for when he snapped the attic....
History
 
Darwin's Footsteps * * * * *

Darwin's Footsteps

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: Fantastic nature game about Charles Darwin. Llamas, turtles, finches and more! From Rolls-Royce and ASE.
History
 
Move It! In 1850 By Train, Wagon And Boat * * * * *

Move It! In 1850 By Train, Wagon And Boat

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
Review: A Victorian race against time and money from Show Me and Thinktank.
History
 
Victorians * * * * *

Victorians

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Printable - PDF (Acrobat reader)
Make your own Victorian Christmas turkey & stuffing * * * * *

Make your own Victorian Christmas turkey & stuffing

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: This is a Victorian roast turkey recipe by the Victorian cookery writer, Eliza Acton.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
SS Great Britain * * * * *

SS Great Britain

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Image only
Journey to the Crimea (audio) * * * * *

Journey to the Crimea (audio)

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: A mini-Drama about Mary Seacole's unsuccessful attempt to enlist as a nurse to help Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War and her decision to travel to the Crimea to set up her own hospital there.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
How To Play Victorian Parlour Games * * * * *

How To Play Victorian Parlour Games

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: The Victorians made Christmas a festival for the family and children, and any gathering was a good excuse to play parlour games.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Queen Victoria Mind Map * * * * *

Queen Victoria Mind Map

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Printable - PDF (Acrobat reader)
Stephens rocket quiz * * * * *

Stephens rocket quiz

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Emily at the seaside (audio) * * * * *

Emily at the seaside (audio)

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: A mini-Drama about the life of a girl in a wealthy family during the Victorian era. Emily is granted a rare trip to the seaside but discovers a new list of things she musn't do.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Queen Victoria and her Family * * * * *

Queen Victoria and her Family

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: PowerPoint file
Christmas for servants (audio) * * * * *

Christmas for servants (audio)

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: A mini-Drama illustrating what life was like for children working as domestic servants during the Victorian era. Martha's first Christmas as a maid is approaching and she is feeling lonely. See also 7687 and 7691.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Dover Museum * * * * *

Dover Museum

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools Foundation Stage - Preschool, KS1, KS2
Review: Dover Museum provides an ideal location to study a wide range of national curriculum subjects. These include a variety of historical periods including Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Tudors, Victorians and W.W.2 but also other curriculum areas such as Art, Design and Technology, English, Geography and Science. A wide range of cross-curricular Special School Days for Key Stage 1, 2 & 3 pupils are held throughout the year. These fit in with National Curriculum requirements and QCA schemes of work. For older pupils the Museum offers a wide range of specialist talks.
History
 
Urban migration in Victorian England * * * * *

Urban migration in Victorian England

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: The effects of Victorian industrialisation on the rural population.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Victorian school inspection * * * * *

Victorian school inspection

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: This is a very short school inspection report circa 1889.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
History resources * * * * *

History resources

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2
Review: Part of the Primary Resources website, this page contains lots of resources for history topics. There are general resources and the rest divided into categories. If you use the popular My World programme, there are My World resources here too. Well worth a look for the ready made worksheets for classroom use, last minute lessons or homework.
History
 
Example of a Census * * * * *

Example of a Census

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Make your own Victorian tree ornaments * * * * *

Make your own Victorian tree ornaments

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: Victorian families would have spent many hours making their own tree decorations, now you can have a go.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Education and life in the Victorian classroom * * * * *

Education and life in the Victorian classroom

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: Education in Victorian times and the impact of the Education Acts of 1870, 1880 and 1891 on learning opportunities for children.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Toys and games * * * * *

Toys and games

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: The difference between toys and games played by rich and poor children in Victorian times.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Virtual Toys * * * * *

Virtual Toys

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 

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