History Off the Page will take up to 60 KS1 to recreate and experience aspects of a seaside holiday of the past. The day is divided into three exciting hands-on and interactive sessions.

Session one:

Investigating and handling artefacts in our travelling museum.
HOP will bring a number of suitcases of artefacts from the late Victorian and Edwardian periods together with some more modern examples from the 1950s. All the children will begin the session as curators. Later the children will split into two groups. Group 1 will become visitors to the museum, Group 2 will remain as curators. They will then exchange roles.

Session two:

Practical Activities
Using the evidence above the children will prepare games and toys for the afternoon session to the Pier. Stalls will include: Roll a Penny, Aunt Sally and a Punch & Judy show.

Session three:

Drama & role-play
After purchasing their tickets the children will ‘board the train to the seaside.’ The children will be split into two groups, half to ‘staff’ the stalls at the fair and half to play the games which have been made. As in Session one, the groups will change over.

Details of this and further information about the day are included in a booklet which is sent out prior to a booking. All the History Off the Page providers are experienced teachers and storytellers who enjoy working with large groups of children. Generally there will be a story told during the day.

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