A full day programme
Pupils practice the historical enquiry skills used by an archaeologist and learn how fragments of history can build up a picture of the past. This programme
is backed up by a much acclaimed resource pack for classroom use
Session 1: Fieldwork on the riverside includes recording river features and evidence of human use. Work on the foreshore involves collecting and identifying historic artefacts as evidence of past river use.
Session 2: Indoor activities show pupils how to distinguish between different materials and identify and date the artefacts using specially designed sorting boards – very colourful and easy to use! We also investigate how artefacts found around the Thames help us build up a picture of London’s settlement. Time permitting; sessions will round up with a look at our partners’ collections.
Sites: The City & Museum of London; Isle of Dogs & Museum in Docklands; Greenwich & Royal Naval College; Fulham Palace.
A full day programme
Session 1: Fieldwork includes learning river words through games, discovering the local river environment, identifying river features and wildlife, observing how people use the river and assessing the environment. On the foreshore the pupils will have the opportunity to experience the life of a mudlarker by collecting archaeology as evidence of past river use. Back in the classroom pupils will use specially designed sorting boards to identify their artefacts to help build up a picture of the past.
Session 2: Allows pupils to explore the lives of mudlarkers; using storytelling, old photographs and drama to experience London life during the Victorian Times. This allows pupils to visualise and compare how the local area has changed from past to present times.
Sites: Greenwich
A full day programme
Session 1: Fieldwork includes learning river words through games, discovering the local river environment, identifying river features and wildlife, observing how people use the river and assessing the environment. On the foreshore pupils will have the opportunity to do river dipping.
Session 2: Role play with the River of Life floor game to investigate how people can harm the river and its wildlife, and what can be done to improve the environment.
Sites: Chiswick and Kew Bridge
