Class 3 visited The Museum of Lincolnshire Life for a Victorian day.Everyone, including all teachers and teaching assistants, dressed as Victorians-from urchins, maids, rich and poor.We spent a session in the Victorian Schoolroom, a session looking at toys and games and a session touring the museum looking for clues on a trail through the domestic, commercial and transport sections of the museum.
One group in the schoolroom-awaiting instruction from their new teacher. Remembering to sit up straight -if they didn't a back board was their to help them!(It was not needed!)
Boys separate from the girls as they were more important!
Spellings on a chalk board
Behaving well( if misbehaviour- a label was to be worn round the neck-idle, fiddler, thief, gossip....to name a few possible labels available)
Another group-oh dear- fusspot label for the rest of the day!
Miss Wilder was not amused.
Holding the ink pens correctly.
Using the ink wells with real ink!
Handwriting lesson.
All paying attention.
Arithmetic next.
Times tables-remember no zero- it was not around in Victorian Times!
0 X 4=0,1X4=4,2X4=.....
Drill
Looking at some toys- a shoe doll.
A poor childs doll.
A cloth story book.
a wooden painted cow-red paint as it was the cheapest!
a toy cannon
A chance for group 1 to play some of the games Victorian style.#
and now for playing some games-Hopscotch
a dice game
roll the hoop
not as easy as it looks
OXO
cup and ball-success!
Looking at the toys- group 2's turn to explore the toys.
Who would play with these?
I think...
mmm- farm animals are more sophisticated now. This has been carved by hand we think.
comparing dolls- the slipper doll and the elaborate dolls dress.-very different
discussing favourites
Who might have played with them?
playing with the toys
paper dolls were a great success
carefully packing the toys away ready for the next group
just making sure the mangle is working well
Time to play the games now
OXO
cup and ball
hopscotch
diablo
marbles
spin the hoop
hopscotch
skipping
marbles proved very popular
Back to the school room
sitting up straight backed
reading a poem
questions to follow
handing chalk boards out
spellings
everyone had to write using their right hands!
Holly normally is left handed-she managed well as a right handed child too!
concentration
copying out Mary Had A Little Lamb
no ink splodges please
Now Holly is writing in ink with her right hand!
George too had to use his right hand! He was proud of his writing too!
Drill in class
Ready to leave the room-are your hand clean? No ink marks? Show me.
both sides please
Looking round the domestic exhibits and following the trail clues.
The Chemist
Printers
Basket makers
In the Transport section
The boys don't look out of place-their costumes fit the modes of transport well.
A super day out-so much to do, see and learn.