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The Museum's 'WW2' History Workshop, linked to the National Curriculum, was developed in 1997 in conjunction with local schoolteachers. It has been devised by teachers for teachers and their pupils. This is a three-hour workshop and takes place in the Museum's Main Building. To give the workshop a war time feel, children are asked to make a gas mask box before the visit and wear it at all times during the History Workshop. The Museum has a gas mask box template available on request. If your group wishes to extend their visit they will be able to try the Museum's quizzes in the Main Museum and Vehicle Hall.
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National Curriculum |
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9:30 to 9:55 am |
Arrival and Marching Drill |
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9:55 to 10:00 am |
Introduction to Workshop |
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Classes will be split into four groups and rotate around
the four workshops on offer |
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Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
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10:00 to 10:25 am |
Workshop 1 |
Workshop 2 |
Workshop 3 |
Workshop 4 |
10:30 to 10:55 am |
Workshop 2 |
Workshop 3 |
Workshop 4 |
Workshop 1 |
11:00 to 11:15 am |
Break |
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11:15 to 11:40 am |
Workshop 3 |
Workshop 4 |
Workshop 1 |
Workshop 2 |
11:45 to 12:10 pm |
Workshop 4 |
Workshop 1 |
Workshop 2 |
Workshop 3 |
12:10 to 12:30 pm |
Wartime Sing Song and End of History WW2 Workshop |
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12:30 to 1:00 pm |
Lunch Break (or departure for ½ day visits) |
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1:00 to 2:30 pm |
View Main Museum and Vehicle Hall - Quizzes and Trails - Visit Museum Shop |
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Timings can be altered to suit individual groups |
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| Marching Drill A REME soldier will put the pupils through their paces in the Museum's car park and teach them several basic drill commands. |
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| Officer's Trunk Workshop This activity is run by your own group helper or teacher (not by Museum staff). The pupils investigate a lost WW2 officer's trunk. They question and evaluate its contents to discover who the owner was and what he did in the war. The trunk contains original artefacts, documents and photographs. |
Rations Workshop This activity is run by your own group helper or teacher (not by Museum staff). The pupils weigh out wartime rations of food in lbs and oz for a soldier and a civilian. They discover who was better fed and why. Pupils will also devise a meal using wartime recipes. |
| New and Improved - Women at War (Activity Based Workshop) A brief talk will introduce how the war has changed women's working lives. Interacting with Museum objects and costume, children get to experience a day in the life of a woman at war. |
Morrison Shelter Workshop Run by Museum staff, pupils will learn of the impact of WW2 and the Blitz on the lives of everyday people. A short talk about the construction of the Morrison Shelter is followed by a role-playing re-enactment of an air raid. |
| Wartime Sing Song Led by Museum staff, pupils will sing a selection of wartime songs and learn who sang them and what they meant in wartime. |
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| View Main Museum and Vehicle Hall An opportunity for pupils to view the Museum's displays and vehicles. A range of quiz sheets and activities are available for pupils to use in the galleries. Teachers and helpers are responsible for organising and supervising pupils during this time. |
Visit to Museum Gift Shop (Optional) Please ensure pupils visit the shop in small groups with an adult helper. The shop stocks a range of pocket money souvenirs from pencils to posters. |
Maximum group size is 36 pupils
The Museum requires a minimum of four helpers
Please divide your class into 4 mixed ability groups before you arrive
Teachers and helpers will be expected to run the Rations mini workshop using the Teachers' Notes provided
A template for gas mask boxes is available on request and will be sent to you with your letter of confirmation
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Teacher Resources (Easiteach) for Bracknell Forest Schools - Please follow instructions:
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£3.50 per pupil for ½ day visit
£4.00 per pupil for full day visit
All adult helpers free of charge
If you would like more information about this workshop please contact the Education Officer on 0118 976 3254 or email education@rememuseum.org.uk.
Further general information on facilities and booking is given on the main Education Service Page.
REME Museum of Technology Home Page
Email Education Enquiries or telephone 0118 976 3375 for further information
Page produced by Peter Eldred - Last updated 10 February 2007
