School
Visits Programme
Sept 2007
– July 2008
Click here to see Camden Junior School's visit to
Honeywood
(Thank you to the school for permission to use
this link)
Honeywood aims to provide schools with a programme that stimulates and
adds to the curriculum in a way not possible solely through school-based
learning. Programmes are structured to complement the National
Curriculum and are cross curricular. We offer an enjoyable and memorable
learning experience.
Our
schools programme is popular so, to avoid disappointment, book early
All
workshops are priced as follows unless otherwise stated;
Cost
£5.00
per child,
accompanying adults free. Times 10 am to 2.30pm with an hour for
lunch
This
can be reduced to a 2-hour session costing
£3.00
per child
by omitting some activities. It can then be delivered as a morning or
afternoon session
If
you do not see a workshop here that quite suits your needs please do not
hesitate to phone us and discuss the matter. We are always willing to
tailor a package where possible.
New
this year
1)
Joint Workshop, Heritage Centre and Ecology Centre
2)
Art, Science and History – A cross-curricular workshop for
infants. (Half Day Workshop only)
3)
History and Geography – A Cross curricular workshop
Joint Workshop, Heritage
Centre and Ecology Centre
key stage 2
This
year, for the first time, Honeywood Heritage Centre and the Ecology
Centre are joining forces to each offer a half-day session on the linked
theme of Energy.
At
Honeywood we will be examining the types of energy used by the
Victorian’s and the huge technological developments through that period.
We will look at the effects of such technology on the development of the
village and on every day life. We will discover that pollution is not
just a modern day problem.
The
Ecology Centre will be covering our modern day sources of energy and
their repercussions. They will cover domestic use of energy, renewable
sources of energy and global warming.
This
package enables schools to bring larger numbers of children, as they
will be split between the two venues. One group of approximately 30 will
attend a morning session at Honeywood. Another group of the same size
will attend the session at the Ecology Centre. In the afternoon the
groups will swap.
Each
session will last 1hr 45mins.
Cost
£200
For
booking or further details contact Honeywood on 020 8777 4297
Art, Science and History – A cross-curricular
workshop for infants (Half Day Workshop only)
Age
range 5 – 7
A
colourful and creative learning experience
This
workshop does not link to a specific QCA unit in history but covers
learning goals for history from the nation curriculum, while linking in
with QCA unit 2b in Art and Technology and unit 2b in science
During this session we will aim to:
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Learn something about living in Carshalton in the past
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Learn a little about the work of William Kilburn (1745 – 1818) the
artist and Calico printer who lived in Wallington and also William
Morris (1834 – 1896)
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Discover how different parts of plants were used in dyeing
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Explore flowering plants and establish where seeds come from
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Produce pictures of simple flowering plants and print repeating
plant patterns in the style of Kilburn and Morris on the theme of
“Mother Nature”
We
will achieve this by
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Discussions, involving a short introductory talk
with visual aids.
The children will be encouraged to input their thoughts and ideas
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Observation.
This skill will feature heavily in the session. The children will
handle and talk about copies of Kilburn and Morris prints,
botanical drawings, real flowers (when in season), leaves, seeds
etc. They will also be shown examples of wools coloured with plant
dyes. They will enhance their observational skills by enjoying a
trail around the house.
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Practical participation. The hands on and practical elements will
form the greater part of the session.
In good weather and time allowing we will go into the garden and
then produce pictures of plants that can be seen. On other occasions
the children will be supplied with examples. They will also produce
their own pictures using wood blocks and natural objects to print
repeating patterns
History and Geography
– A Cross curricular workshop
Carshalton’s position on the Wandle and long history of settlement make
it an ideal area of study for combining these two subjects.
Keep
an eye on our website
www.friendsofhoneywood.co.uk
for this forthcoming workshop.
Special Needs
Workshop
Age
range 5 –16
Here
at Honeywood we understand that every group that visits us is
different. We aim, within the context of the session, to allow the
discussion to become child led. This is why we may sometimes find
ourselves talking about toilets! (A source of endless fascination but
still relevant to learning about daily life in a given period)
If
you wish to bring a special needs group we will work to your chosen
topic and will be sensitive to the needs of your group. There will be a
high level of hands on and visual learning.
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The
children will begin the session with a simple talk/discussion with
visual aids
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They
will be offered similar resources to other groups e.g.
photos/paintings and objects from the chosen period and will be
helped to access them in the manner most suited to their needs
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A
basic writing, drawing or craft activity can be included if
appropriate
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They
can also enjoy following a pattern trail to help them explore the
house
Please feel free to arrange to meet with staff before your visit and
look at options for your group. Alternatively you may discuss it on the
telephone.
This
session is only available as a half-day session (2 hours or less if
required) - Cost £3.00 per child, accompanying adults free
History for Infants
Age
range 4 – 7
QCA
Unit 1
How
are our toys different from those in the past?
During this session we will aim to:
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Gain an understanding of what we mean by history
introducing or reaffirming such words as before, after, a long time
ago, past
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Gain
a rudimentary understanding of chronological order. e.g. in
living memory, when our parents were young, our grandparents were
young and a very long time ago
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Consider how and why toys were different in the past
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Explore the differences between how we live today and the past,
considering how people travelled about and how they did jobs such as
washing their clothes (and what their clothes were like) and
considering male, female roles
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Gain an understanding of how to find out about the
past
We
will achieve this through:
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Discussion
A talk in the billiard room with input from the children
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Looking at paintings, photos, documents and objects
from different periods including photos of 4 generations of one
family (from mid Victorian to present day) which will be used to
find out about changes through time.
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Looking at and trying out period toys
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Visiting the Victorian scullery to find out about the
laundry process
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Doing a pattern trail round the house
giving the children the chance to explore the house and looked at
the themed exhibitions, contributing to their sense of the past
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Enjoying a story in the nursery
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Practical activities
those already mentioned plus using photos and illustrated documents
to answer simple questions and a craft activity (available on whole
day workshop only)
Romans
Age
range 7– 11
Please feel free to bring the children in Roman costume
QCA
Unit 6A.
Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past. A Roman
study.
During this session we will aim to:
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Learn a little about life before the Roman invasion
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Discover the reasons the Romans invaded and if they came to
Carshalton
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Learn about the daily experiences of the inhabitants in Romano
Britain including housing, clothes, food, language and time
telling
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Consider how we find out about past events e.g. through
archaeology
We
will achieve this through:
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Discussion
A talk about Romans with input from the children
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Object handling
including a chance to try on a reproduction centurions helmet and
a toga
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Observation
The children will see repro domestic objects and be shown a
reproduction Roman loom and how it works
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Practical activities
–Handling objects, mosaic making, paper weaving, writing in
Latin, making a sundial and some roman jewellery
Tudors
Age
range 7 – 11
This
topic can be greatly enhanced by the children (and maybe teachers)
coming dressed as Tudors.
QCA
Unit7
why did Henry VIII marry six times? Unit 8 What were the
differences between the lives of rich and poor people in Tudor times?
During this session we will aim to:
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Learn why the period was called Tudor and establish the chorological
order of the Tudor Monarchs
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Understand why Henry VIII married six times and make the connection
with why Edward was the youngest child but took the throne before
his older sisters
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Examine the daily life of the Tudors comparing the rich with the
poor covering such things as costume, food, housing etc.
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Learn about important Tudor sites in the borough of Sutton
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Gain
an understanding of how we know these historical facts e.g. from
archaeology and primary sources
We
will achieve this through:
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Discussion
A talk on Tudors with input from the children
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Object Handling
including household objects such as a wooden trencher,
clay pipkin, horn beaker and leather tankard
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Looking at copies of primary sources such as paintings, the Arundel Map of Carshalton
and documents, including wills and parish records
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Considering how the Tudors built their houses and how they cooked
their food
using pictures and seeing examples
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Examining how Tudors produced their clothes
looking at raw materials, examples of different dyes, drop spindles,
lucets and small domestic loom
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Looking at some original Tudor objects such as archaeological finds
from Nonsuch Palace and Francis Carew’s Tudor garden involving a fact finding trail in the Tudor
Gallery
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A
craft activity
Victorians
Age
range 7– 11
This topic
can be greatly enhanced by the children (and maybe teachers) coming dressed as
Victorians.
QCA
Unit 11
What was it like for children living in our locality in Victorian
Britain?
QCA Unit 12
How
did life change in our locality in Victorian times?
During this session we will aim to:
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Learn about life in Victorian times including the sort of toys
children played with, the jobs people did, how domestic jobs were
done without modern day appliances, what Victorian Carshalton was
like
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How Carshalton changed through the Victorian period
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Understand the social structure of the day
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Gain an understanding of how we know these historical
facts
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Learn about the effect of the Railway on the
development of Carshalton and Wallington and on Victorian life
We
will achieve this through:
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Discussion.
Short introductory talk with input from the children
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Observation.
Throughout the day the children will increase their knowledge by
seeing and handling a range of genuine and reproduction objects and
documents. They will explore the house while following a pattern
trail
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Role
Play.
Using information supplied each child will assume a role from the
1841 census and working in small groups will discuss and decide if
they are in favour of the railway coming to Carshalton
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Visiting the Victorian Scullery
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Playing with reproduction toys
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Historical enquiry
using documents, maps, census forms and photos to find out how the
village changed and developed after the arrival of the railway and
how the Victorians lived
-
A
craft activity
Victorian Inventions
and Technology
Age
range 9 – 11
This
workshop aims to give children a sense of the vast scientific leaps made
in the Victorian Period. We will examine the effects of the Railway. We
will also take a look at photography and the moving image as these
advancements left us a wonderful visual history of the period. We will
also examine the effects of Technology on the growth of the Carshalton
QCA
Unit 12
How
did life change in our locality in Victorian Times?
During this session we will aim to:
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Establish when the Victorian period was and some of the changes that
occurred through Queen Victoria’s long reign
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Examine the effects of the arrival of the railway
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Learn about the development of photography and use period photos to
see how they can help our understanding of the period
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Consider what inventions were significant in the Victorian period
and how they altered daily life
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Find out how domestic chores were done without our modern day
appliances
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Find out about optical toys of the day and toys in general
We
will achieve this through:
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Discussion.
Short introductory talk with input from the children
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Observation.
Throughout the day the children will increase their knowledge by
seeing and handling a range of genuine and reproduction objects and
documents. They will explore the house while following a pattern
trail
-
Historical enquiry
using documents, maps, census forms, adverts, articles and photos
to find evidence of Victorian Technology
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Feed
Back.
We will look share answers from our information gathering
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Visiting the Victorian Scullery
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Playing with reproduction toys
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Craft.
Make a zoetrope
Life on the Home
Front
Age
range 9 –11
QCA
Unit 9.
What was it like for children in the Second World War?
During this session we will aim to:
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Learn when, where and why the war took place
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Discover why the children were evacuated and what was it like to be
evacuated
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Consider why there were food shortages and how people coped (i.e.
rationing) We will look at other areas of rationing as well and
establish what was meant by “make do and mend”
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Learn what is meant by “the blitz” and how people coped through it
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Try
to find out about the experiences of children living locally
We
will achieve this through:
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Discussion
with input from the children
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Listening to the announcement that the country was at war
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Role-play
where we will aim to create a sense of what it was like to be
evacuated
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Practical activities – Making ration books, evacuation labels, dress dolls (where
the children calculate how many coupons it takes to dress their
doll), having a go at make do and mend, using photos and documents
to gain information and writing a letter home after evacuation.
Craft – making mini allotments
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A
Fact finding trail in the 1940’s room
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Playing “Beetle”
Carshalton Through
Time (Half Day
Workshop only)
Age
range 5-11
QCA
Unit 18.
What was it like to live here in the past?
During this session we aim to:
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Gain
a better understanding of chronological order by finding out about
Carshalton in the past, from Romans, through Tudors and Victorians
to today
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Look at some of the changes that occurred
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Learn the reasons for some of these changes
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Consider, briefly, the future of Carshalton
We
aim to achieve this through:
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Discussion and Observation
using handling objects, pictures documents and maps
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Considering evidence for Roman occupation
looking at information about the archaeological dig in Beddington
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Examining the Tudor presence
by
visiting our Tudor gallery and fact-finding
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Finding out about Victorian Carshalton
using photos, census forms and documents
The Shop
Honeywood has a comprehensive gift shop with relevant books, postcards
and souvenirs. We are well supplied with “pocket money” purchases.
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