Trowbridge Museum

Art and Design

An opportunity to develop your class's art and craft skills utlising Museum's core collection and handling collections.

Creator

• David Birks

Publisher

• David Birks

Grandma's Day

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Children will be able to look at the clothes, toys and everyday objects that Grandma would have been familiar with when she was a little girl.There are two options available 1930s grandma and 1960s grandma.

Creator

• David Birks

Publisher

• David Birks

Local Study Cultural Diversity

Examines how Trowbridge has changed culturally since Second World War and which different cultural groups have made their homes in the town and why.

Creator

• David Birks

Publisher

• David Birks

Everyday Life in Tudor Times

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Step back in time and find out how to be a Tudor schoolchild, practising your Latin and learning the skills of the scribe. Find out how to make butter and discover what the Tudors liked to eat.

Creator

• The Education Officer, Trowbridge Museum

Local Study - Trowbridge

Using historic and modern photographs of Trowbridge, maps and museum exhibits children will investigate how Trowbridge has evolved since Victorian times.

Creator

• The Education Officer, David Birks
• Trowbridge Museum

How to obtain

Call the Education Officer on 01225 751 339 to book a place or email education@trowbridge.gov.uk. To confirm the costs of schools outside Trowbridge town contact the Education Officer.Schools within Trowbridge town are free.

Trowbridge Local History Website and Educational Resource

http://www.trowbridgehistory.co.uk

A wonderful new resource for primary schools, the local history website provides an exciting view into Trowbridge's past. Themed around the museum's educational sessions the website uses photographs of museum objects as well images from the the museum's collections,video clips and audio clips. The resource bank will be updated in response to teachers requests making the site flexible and adaptable.

Creator

• Created by Laurel Miller in conjunction with local firm Bosonmedia.

Child Labour in the Victorian Mill

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This is an authentic historical experience for children, who will be asked to come dressed up and in role as Victorian factory workers. They will learn how wool was processed, investigate the tools of the trade and find out about the rules and regulations controlling a factory child's life. They will learn the basics of weaving by using card looms and through a demonstration of a foot loom.

Creator

• Katherine White, Trowbridge Museum

The Victorian School

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Experience writing and arithmetic as they should be taught, practice handwriting, deportment, etiquette and elocution in an historical setting. This is an authentic recreation of the past so participants are are asked to come in role as Victorian schoolchildren.

Creator

• Katherine White, Trowbridge Museum

Toys and Games

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Play the games your grandparents will remember as well as some from Victorian Times. Discover what a Victorian child kept in the nursery, which toys were good enough for royalty and look at some very special old toys.

Creator

• Katherine White, Trowbridge Museum

Victorian Life

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Examine clothes and everyday objects which tell the story of ordinary people in Victorian Britain.

Creator

• Katherine White, Trowbridge Museum

Weaving with Wool

Children learn about using wool to produce woven cloth. They can practise weaving on card looms and see a large foot loom in action as well as look at cloth designs and have a go at creating their own patterns. There is an interactive story in which each child plays a character and a tour of the museum examining how spinning and weaving machinery developed. (Each activity lasts for 20mins and the session can be adapted for KS1 and KS2)

Creator

• Laurel Miller

How to obtain

Bookings can be made by calling the museum on 01225 751339. The session is free to schools within Trowbridge Town, and £1.75 +vat for other schools; adults are free.

World War 2 at Home

http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk

Come in costume as evacuees and learn how the War affected children's lives. Can they identify the different wartime characters from the authentic and replica objects? Plenty of interesting objects to handle as well as a chance to design your own air raid shelter.

Creator

• Katherine White, Trowbridge Museum