Derby Museum & Art Gallery

Anglo-Saxons

http://www.derby.gov.uk

This lesson can be arranged in school or in the museum.
Throughout the year. Led by Janette Hopkins
I will dress four students, two as poor Anglo-Saxons and two as rich Anglo-Saxons, to enable the group to make comparisons. We will be investigating replica Anglo-Saxon objects and visiting the Museum Gallery, recording our findings, to help us piece together facts about life in Anglo-Saxon Britain.
HISTORY KS2, UNIT 6B ORIGINS OF DERBY; BOAT GALLERY

Creator

• Janette Hopkins

How to obtain

Book by telephoning 01332 716669

Bits from the Blitz

http://www.derby.gov.uk/museums

This lesson can be arranged in school or in the museum.
Throughout the year. Led by Janette Hopkins
Meet Janette, the air-raid warden and experience the air-raid shelter. With the aid of sound effects, imagine what it was like during a bombing raid. How did evacuation and rationing affect the life of a child during WWII? Sift through and investigate the objects salvaged by the WI from a bombsite and learn more about life in this troubled time.
It is requested that children come dressed in simple WWII costume, as evacuees with their name tags, and if possible to make gas masks at school prior to the visit, to bring with them. This will enable their visit to be more of a complete experience.
HISTORYKS2, UNIT 9 BREWHOUSE

Creator

• Janette Hopkins

How to obtain

Book by telephoning 01332 716669

Egyptians

http://www.derby.gov.uk

This lesson can be arranged in school or in the museum.
Throughout the year. Led by Janette Hopkins.
During this session we will be using information in the Secrets of the Mummies Gallery to learn about the Egyptian idea of life after death. By investigating replica Egyptian objects and looking at tomb paintings, we are able to see how important they are in finding out about every day life in this ancient civilisation. I will provide Egyptian costumes for all the students to wear during the session.
HISTORY KS2, UNIT10

Creator

• Janette Hopkins

How to obtain

Book by telephoning 01332 716669

Everyday Life with the Vikings

http://www.derby.gov.uk/museums

This lesson can be arranged in school or in the museum.
Throughout the year. Led by Simon Carter.
Travel back in time with your own personal guide in the shape of Egil the Viking. He will tell you of the Vikings’ origins, their dress, and their pastimes. The children can try for themselves the skills that made the Vikings so remarkable, including spinning and weaving. Egil explores the peaceful side of the Vikings and their everyday lives.
There are skill sheets and lesson plans to support classroom work before and after the visit.
HISTORY KS2 ORIGINS OF DERBY; BOAT GALLERY

Creator

• Simon Carter

How to obtain

Book by telephoning 01332 716669

Invaders and Settlers

http://www.derby.gov.uk/museums

This lesson can be arranged in school or in the museum.
Throughout the year. Led by Janette Hopkins
Compare life in Britain during the times of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. See how their clothes differ when I dress twelve students as both the rich and the poor of each culture. Collect information from activities and record them on a time-line.
HISTORY KS2, UNITS 6A, 6B, & 6C ORIGINS OF DERBY; BOAT GALLERY

Creator

• Janette Hopkins

How to obtain

Book by telephoning 01332 716669

Monkey at the Seaside

http://www.derby.gov.uk

This lesson can be arranged in school or in the museum.
Throughout the year. Led by Ian Stapley.
This session compares seaside holidays in the past when Grandad was young with the present. It ranges across the changes in travel, health and safety, pollution, and leisure activities that have taken place in the twentieth century. Children have the opportunity to handle objects to do with the sea, and sequencing items and photographs. HISTORY KS1 BREWHOUSE

Creator

• Ian Stapley

How to obtain

Book by telephoning 01332 716669

Romans

http://www.derby.gov.uk/museums

This lesson can be arranged in school or in the museum.
Throughout the year. Led by Janette Hopkins
Why did the Romans come to Britain? What did they look like? Compare the rich and poor by the dressing of four students. By examining the Roman armour we learn about Roman Legionaries. Explore and draw replica Roman objects to learn about life 2000 years ago. We will also see what we can find out from the Museum Gallery.
HISTORY KS2, UNIT 6A ORIGINS OF DERBY; BOAT GALLERY

Creator

• Janette Hopkins

How to obtain

Book by telephoning 01332 716669

The Railway comes to Derby

http://www.derby.gov.uk/museums

Available the first half of the Spring and the Summer terms. Led by David Parry.
A walk to study the development of Derby as an important railway centre in Victorian times. The area around the station has seen many changes but there are still reminders of Derby’s railway heritage, some now hidden from view. We shall also refer to other forms of transport, making this a good start to a transport project.
HISTORY KS2 STARTING AND FINISHING AT DERBY STATION

Creator

• David Parry

How to obtain

Book by telephoning 01332 716669

Victorian Derby

http://www.derby.gov.uk/museums

Available the first half of the Spring and the Summer terms. Led by David Parry.
A walk round the city centre looking at the way Derby was changed, by the coming of the railway, from a small market town to a thriving centre of industry, having to absorb a large working population. We shall study some of the most important Victorian buildings (and their architects) and consider the place they occupied in people’s lives.
HISTORY KS2 STARTING AND FINISHING AT THE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY (ITSELF AN IMPORTANT VICTORIAN BUILDING)

Creator

• David Parry

How to obtain

Book by telephoning 01332 716669

Victorian Surgeon needs Servants

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Throughout the year. Led by Ian Stapley
Clean, respectful children are encouraged to apply for jobs in Pickford’s House kitchen. The session looks at the improvements that can be made to a Georgian house in the year 1880. It deals with the changes that took place in working life during the early part of Queen Victoria’s reign. Children will be able to handle kitchen equipment of the time and learn to identify materials used in the house.
HISTORY KS2 LOWER GROUND FLOOR AND HALL

Creator

• Ian Stapley

How to obtain

Book by telephoning 01332716669

Family Friday Activities

http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/MuseumsGalleries/Derby_Museums_Events.htm

Join in with free stories, craft and activities once a month on a Friday (10.00-11.30), inspired by the museum's exhibitions and collection.

How to obtain

There is no need to book for these activities - just drop in.