about this session
Key stage 1 and Key stage 2 | Subject: History | Topic: Victorians | Session type: Route-based and classroom
What did Victoria do at Christmas? Find out how celebrations changed from her childhood and throughout the period that she reigned.
Through song, stories, games and object-handling, children will explore the development of Christmas from the Georgian period to the introduction in Victorian times of activities and festivities that are still carried out today.
Learning objectives
Children will:
- Discover that many current Christmas traditions have their beginnings in the Victorian period.
- Find out that before the Victorians, Christmas was more of a celebration centred on religion.
- Discover how the celebration of Christmas became more accessible to ordinary people.
National Curriculum links
This session supports:
History
- Exploring the lives of significant individuals in the past (Queen Victoria).
- Understanding historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance.
Booking Information
Availability
Booking from 20 November 2024
11.00, 12.15, 13.45
Duration
60 minutes
Capacity
Up to 35 students
Price
£104 per session (includes admission)