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| Site owner's description: On cold winter nights in Victorian times, families would take their seats around the hearth for story-telling. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Victorians would often sugar coat fruits to hang on the Christmas tree, now you can have a go at making these decorations. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: A mini-Drama illustrating what life was like for children working in coal mines in the Victorian era. See also 7563 and 7599. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Word document |
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| Site owner's description: A mini-Drama about Mary Seacole and her courageous work during the Crimean War. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: A mini-Drama about the digging of the first tunnel under the River Thames in 1825 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, in which he used a device called the 'shield', invented by his father, Marc Brunel. See also 7679 and 7682. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: PowerPoint file |
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| Site owner's description: Victorians thought nothing of spending hours over their room decorations to get them looking just right. Now you can try making your own seasonal decorations. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Printable - PDF (Acrobat reader) |
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| Site owner's description: Word document |
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| Site owner's description: This keepsake box is made using a popular Victorian technique, papier mache. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Magic Grandad takes his grandchildren to help Mrs Beeton prepare a dinner party. The children are servents for the day and help with cooking, cleaning and setting a dinner table. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: The tradition of the wreath pre-dates the Victorians by centuries, now you can make your own. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Smart Notebook file |
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| Site owner's description: A mini-Drama about the life of a girl from a wealthy family during the Victorian era. We meet Emily who has a comfortable life. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Mini-Drama in which George Clark, an engineer, and his young assistant travel on the Great Western Railway from Bristol to London to visit the Great Exhibition in 1851. See also 7677 and 7682. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Image only |
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| Site owner's description: A mini-Drama about the building of the ship The Great Eastern (or 'Great Babe'), by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. This was the largest of the ships that Brunel designed, capable of sailing around the world without refuelling and with a double hull for extra protection. See also 7677 and 7679. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: A mini-Drama about the life of a young chimney sweep in the Victorian era. Charlie recounts a visit to sweep the chimneys of a grand London house. See also 7676 and 7681. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: A mini-Drama about Dr David Livingstone's exploration of the Zambezi River in Southern Africa and his discovery of the falls he is to name 'Victoria Falls'. See also 7713, 7716 and 7722. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Word document |
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| Site owner's description: Victorians used greenery from the countryside and gardens to decorate their homes at Christmas, try your hand at making these ivy ribbons. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Word document |
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| Site owner's description: Mini-Drama based on the meeting between Dr David Livingstone and the American journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley. See also 7709, 7716 and 7722. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Popular music in Victorian Britain. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: A mini-Drama illustrating what life was like for a 12 year old boy working as a 'trapper' in a Victorian coal mine. See also 7563 and 7591. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: A reading from Henry Stanley's journals, describing his meeting with Dr Livingstone. See also 7709, 7713 and 7716. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: A mini-Drama illusrating what life was like for children working in service during the Victorian era. Martha begins to learn her daily routine as a maid. See also 7687 and 7693. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Word document |
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| Site owner's description: The mistletoe ball or 'kissing ball' was always made out of evergreen branches and was often decorated with scented herbs and foliage. |
| Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips |
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| Site owner's description: Word document |
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Review: This is a homework portal. From the home page it possible to search for information on a wide range of National Curriculum topics. Quite wordy so more suitable for older students. Would make a good starting point for homework or project research. Also good for teacher research.
