Meeting a Letchworth Garden City Family

Now taking bookings for June 2010

Transported back in time to the year 1910, pupils will uncover the stories behind four of the Garden City’s earliest residents.

Offered initially as a 1 hour workshop, this hands-on activity is one of discovery and enjoyment. With access to a wide variety of objects, costume and photographs, pupils will experience history in its relevant context. A follow up tour of this topic is also available upon request.

Curriculum links with this activity:

History KS1

• 2 - Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past;
• 3 - Historical interpretation;
• 4 - Historical enquiry;
• 6 - The way of life of people in the more distant past who lived in the local area or elsewhere in Britain.

Pre-visit activities - Introducing the Past

Prepare for your visit with a Teachers Pack, full of supporting resources provided by the Museum. Introduce pupils to the local past through a series of photographs from the museum’s collection. Pupils can familiarise themselves with identifying features of Letchworth’s history, including early development maps of the town and local landmarks.


Post- Activities - Cheap Cottages Activity Box

Take the arts and crafts of the Garden City back to school with our new Cheap Cottage Activity Box. Pupils can re-create Letchworth’s Cheap Cottages Exhibition with a variety of fun-filled class activities. With a broad range of supporting resources, images and worksheets, pupils will experience a famous event of Letchworth’s history.

This activity box with teacher’s pack is available for loan for a small charge of £5 per week.

 

The Museum’s education resources are fully inclusive, catering for all schools.

We have been awarded several grants for our work with SEN Schools.