Location: MUSEUM OF MAKING 

Duration: 120 mins

Booking and Prices: £6.50 + VAT per pupil. This session allows 25 pupils (minimum) to 35 pupils (maximum)

Key Stage: Key Stage 1 

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Session Description:It is 1851 at Derby’s Silk Mill. The Silk looms are noisily clattering and Eliza Bird,  a 10 year old Silk Winder, is tirelessly working. Bring your learners to an engaging and multi-sensory experience; exploring the museum, using census information, photos from the past and other sources to playfully discover what life was like for children employed at Derby Silk Mill over 150 years ago. Learners will take on the role of a silk winder and make some twisted ‘silk’ ropes of a variety of different colours, fashionable in Georgian and Victorian times.

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National Curriculum Links Include:

• History – e.g. ‘Pupils should be taught about significant historical events, people and places in their own locality’
• Art & Design – e.g. ‘Pupils should be taught about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers [i.e. Lowry]’
• Design & Technology – e.g. ‘Pupils should select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials and textiles, according to their characteristics’
• Physical Education – e.g. ‘Pupils should perform dances using simple movement patterns’