Class 1 history We talked about the seaside and thinking about a seaside project.

You might like to learn about the history of seaside holiday, so here are some activities to get you started.

Seaside Holidays in the Victorian Era

• Could you do a mini research projects to find out as much as you can about seaside holidays nearly 200 years ago in the Victorian Era?

• In Victorian times, as train links grew and journeys became cheaper more and more people began going to the seaside for holidays in the UK.

Mini research project • Think about what you wear when you go to the beach.

• In the Victorian Era they wore different style clothes to what we wear now.

• Can you research what Victorian swimwear would have looked like?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnOf0nGYnzc

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8w-9KpntSg

• Draw example swimwear for a girl and a boy.

• Challenge: When not swimming, what outfits would Victorian people be likely to wear on the beach?

• The promenade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZlL77ZfXkI

History Project - Victorian Seaside• Bathing Machines

• As I am sure you realise from your research into Victorian swimwear, life at the beach in the Victorian Era was very different to today.

• All along the shore there would have been large objects on wheels called Bathing Machines.

• Can you research what Bathing Machines looked like and what they were used for? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe8yPGQJnQg

• Then make a mini version of a bathing machine.

• Use old cardboard boxes or packaging to make your Bathing Machine.

• I would love to see how they turn out, so please remember to email pictures in!

What were popular seaside activities in Victorian times?• Look at Magic grandad seaside activities- Victorian times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWgnpY4L9so what did you find out?

• Can you research Victorian seaside holidays? What did Victorians do for entertainment? http://history.parkfieldprimary.com/victorians/victorian-seaside-holidays

Seaside Advert Posters• By now you should know what a seaside holiday in the Victorian Era would look like with the bathing machines,

unusual swimming costumes, donkey rides, piers, Punch and Judy shows and much more.

• Can you create a Victorian poster to advertise seaside holidays to tempt people to spend their saving on a train journey out of the cities to enjoy a day at the sea?

• Do some research first to see example posters from the Victorian Era.

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During lockdown you have probably been helping at home with some chores. If you are interested in the past you might be interested in life at home in the past. Are the chores that you do the same or different to those in the past?

• Watch this episode of MAGIC GRANDAD. It is all about how people did chores at home in the past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpwFnNTXt2c

• Choose a task or do them all

Task 1

• Draw a picture to show how people did their chores in the past and write some sentences about how people did their chores in the past compared to the present.

• In the past people made porridge on a _____. Now we make porridge _____.

• In the past people kept milk cold in a _______. Now we keep milk cold in a ____.

• In the past people washed their clothes ______. Now we wash our clothes ___.

Task 2

• Ask your parents if you can help with some of the chores around the house. Are they the same or different to the ones in Magic Grandad?

• Task 3

• Use this link to read a book about how sports were different in the past -

• https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/26584.html

If you have enjoyed learning about Victorians maybe you would like to learn a little more about Queen Victoria and compare her with our Queen Elizabeth.

• Read or listen along to ‘Pick Your Queen!’ to learn all about two significant British monarchs. Use the book to complete the table with facts about their lives. https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/12954.html

Can you fill in the information about the monarchs?

Could you draw or paint a portrait of the two Queens?