Building Bolton Teachers Resource pack
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Also see our selection of interactive learning workshops available during school term times
This teacher’s resource will allow you to guide your pupils around the Building Bolton exhibition which is due to be shown at Bolton Museum from the 13th December to 28th February.
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Note: Please note that this is not a session that is facilitated by Bolton Museum. These resources are intended to provide a starting point for self-guided visits.
Details about the pack
Building Bolton (KS2 & KS3)
- Become a history detective and investigate Bolton’s past through real objects and personal stories.
- Investigate the lives of Boltonians, including the beliefs, attitudes and experiences of men, women and children in the past.
- Learn about the communities who live in Bolton.
- Compare past and present images of Bolton – see if you can spot what has changed.
- Find your home and school on a huge aerial map.
Aim:
To provide pupils with a greater understanding of how Bolton developed as a town through personal stories and real objects.
National Curriculum Links:
This resource links to the Key Stage 2 Scheme of Work for:
History Unit
12: How did life change in your locality in Victorian times.
13: How has life changed since 1948.
18: What was it like to live here in the past.
NC History programme of study:
1: Chronological understanding.
2: Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past.
4: Historical enquiry.
Also links to Geography Unit 6: Investigating your local area and Citizenship Unit 5: Living in a diverse world.
This resource links to the Key Stage 3 Scheme of Work for:
History Unit
11: Industrial changes action and reaction.
NC History programme of study:
1: Chronological understanding.
2: Cultural, ethnic and religious diversity.
3: Change and continuity.
4: Cause and consequence.
Also links to Citizenship Unit 4: Britain – a diverse society.
