Home Sweet Home Remote Learning Activity

Remote Activity, £60 per class, KS1

Children will be welcomed into Pit Cottage No. 5 on Francis Street in The 1900s Pit Village where they will have the opportunity to see artefacts that tell the story of life in the cottage. 

Children will learn about the various domestic chores  in the 1900s including cleaning, tidying, washing the clothes and beating rugs. The session will end with a discussion about how these compare to modern domestic tasks. 

This activity will enable children to: 

  • Gain a better understanding of the domestic life of a miner’s family in the early 1900s. 
  • Explore the differences and similarities between home life then (the early 1900s) and now. 

Target Age: Key Stage 1 

Cost: £60 per session 

Duration: 45 minutes 

Group size: Full class

Season: All year round 

To book and to find out more: email simonwoolley@beamish.org.uk or phone 0191 370 4011.

Guidelines for Teachers

Preparing for the Zoom activity: It is strongly recommended that supervising staff should test the connection between the museum and classroom before the session. Contact Simon Woolley, Head of Learning, email simonwoolley@beamish.org.uk to make arrangements for this. The Beamish presenter only needs to be able to hear the children in order to make the activity work.

Practicalities:

  • Use of an effective microphone has been beneficial but not essential to the success of the Zoom activity, otherwise children can come up to the laptop to ask a question or make a suggestion as to what to do, or the chat facility can be used.
  • Some of the resources can be shared with the children beforehand so that they will be able to reflect and ask pertinent questions during the presentation.
  • There may be localised school rules that the presenter may not be aware of regarding online activities for the children, it is important that these are discussed beforehand so everybody is clear about how the session will be delivered.

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