Tudor dance and society KS2 History and dance Dance and object handling session
Contents National Curriculum links and session description 1 Timetable 2 Practical guidelines 3 Pre-visit activities 4 Follow-up activities 5 Teachers notes for the Medieval London gallery 6 Gallery plan 7 The masque of London 8-11 Planning your journey 12
Curriculum links KS2 History The Tudor dance and society workshop and gallery visit is designed to support the NC teaching of both History and Dance at KS2. It is a fun way to develop historical understanding of Tudor life and entertainment. Pupils will investigate original objects both during their session and during their gallery visit. The pupils will also develop dance and movement skills, as they learn the steps for some traditional Tudor dances and dance together to music from the period. Session descriptions The session is divided into a 40 minute object handling session and a 50 minute dance workshop. It is run by Dawn Purkiss, from Baroque n Roll, a company specialising in period dance and music. Pupils will investigate original objects and replica costume to find out about Tudor society. The facilitator will then demonstrate some dance steps and discuss where and who would have danced these dances, before teaching the children the dance steps.. The workshop finishes with the whole class dancing together, weaving and looping around the room. Teachers and other adult helpers will be encouraged to join in too. Gallery time Within this pack you will find resources to help your class get the best possible educational value from your time at the Museum. There are suggested activities for your class to take part in before and after your visit, as well as activity sheets that can be used in the new Medieval London gallery (which covers the period up to 1558). These worksheets are suitable for small group work and you may photocopy them for use by your class. Using the activity sheets The gallery activity sheets are offered in Microsoft Word format so that teachers can adapt them to the needs of their own class. You will need to photocopy enough for each group prior to your visit. The themes covered are: Tudor homes Entertainment Clothing and accessories Health and medicine City life The case numbers on the Activity Sheets refer to those etched on the display cases in the Gallery. We suggest that teachers allocate a different order for each group to complete the activity sheets to avoid over-crowding around the same cases. We recommend teachers make a preparation visit to the Museum. 1
Timetable Tudors dance & society The session will run once only and at the times stated below so please arrive on time. There will be schools booked for the other sessions and you will not be able to overrun your allocated time. Your group has been allocated ONE of the following session times; please check your confirmation letter: Group 1 10am 10.30am 12pm 12.15pm 1.15pm 1.15am 2.15pm Arrival Tudor Dance and society session Lunch Visit to the Medieval London gallery Group 2 10.00am Arrival 10.45am 11.45am Visit to the Medieval London gallery 12 12.30pm Lunch 12.30 2pm Tudor Dance and society session 2
Practical guidelines Arrival, cloakroom and toilets When you arrive at the Museum please check in and show your confirmation letter at the information desk at the main entrance. You will be directed to the Clore Learning Centre where you will be able to leave your coats and bags and go to the toilet before entering the galleries or going to your session. Please do not leave valuables in the cloakroom area. Lunch If you would like to use the lunch room please request this when you make your booking. You will be allocated a 30 minute slot in the lunch area when you arrive at the museum. There is no eating or drinking in the galleries, so please ensure that all food stuffs are left in the cloakroom. SEN provision The Museum is fully accessible. Parking is available for SEN groups. Please contact our SEN Officer to discuss any specific needs on 020 7814 5549 or at SEN@museumoflondon.org.uk Shop The shop sells a variety of books and products to support learning, as well as pocket money items. Please request a time slot in the shop by calling 0870 444 3850 and quoting your reference number. If you would prefer the shop offer a time saving goody bag service at great value. For further details contact the shop by email at shop@museumoflondon.org.uk or call 020 7814 5600. Photography Photography during schools session is welcome. You are also welcome to take general photographs within the Museum galleries, but not close-ups of individual objects. The use of flash or tripods is not permitted. These images may only be reproduced for personal or educational purposes, which include reproducing the image as a classroom teaching aid or as part of a school project. Any publication of the image for any other purpose is forbidden, which includes publication on any website. As an alternative pictures of many of our key objects are available to download from the Picture Bank on our website, www.museumoflondon.org.uk/picturebank. Postcards and posters can be purchased from the shop and prints may be purchased from our on demand print website www.museumoflondonprints.com Risk assessments It is the responsibility of the group leader to carry out a risk assessment and teachers are encouraged to make a planning visit and to carry out their own assessment. The Museum makes regular assessments of our public spaces and this document is available on request, but this is only for teachers information and does not constitute an official document. Organising your group Split your class into small groups for working in the galleries and visiting the shop. Please ensure that you have at least one adult for every ten pupils and that the adults accompany them at all times. Please ensure the children know the following information: work quietly other groups and members of the public will be using the Museum please do not lean on the glass cases or caption rails only use pencils in the galleries. 3
Pre-visit activities We highly recommend doing one or more of these activities before the session. 1. Examine some pictures of Tudor people and buildings, or an inventory from a local Tudor building, use examples that show a range of rich and poor experiences. 2. Look at the KS2 resource Target the Tudors on our website www.museumoflondon.org.uk/learning/features_facts/targettudors this will help pupils to find out: What was life like for the people who lived Tudor London? What jobs did they do? How many children did they have and how were they educated? How did the religious upheavals of the period affect their daily lives? 3. Discuss what aspects of Tudor life they would like to find evidence for in the Medieval London gallery. You may want to purchase a copy of the CD of Tudor music which will be used in the session. This is for sale from our shop. Songs for William Shakespeare. The Gift of Music CCl CDG 1006 4
Follow up activities for the classroom 1. Dance performance Practice the dances you learnt during the workshop and perform them again. You could even make colourful masks, or Tudor style hats to wear and maybe costumes including long skirts for the girls. This could be combined with a short piece of drama based in the Tudor court, and shown at an assembly. The dance steps will work for other music from the period, but if you want to use the same music that was used in the session you can purchase the following CD from our shop: Songs for William Shakespeare. The Gift of Music CCl CDG 1006 2. Creative writing Ask pupils to write a story, imagining that a mysterious Tudor object takes them back in time to Tudor London. Before they start writing they will need to plan: What is the object? Can they draw and describe it? Where is the object found? What will they see and do? Will they run into danger? Will they meet any famous people? 3. Role play Working in pairs, ask pupils to act out a scene between an employer and a young girl or boy who would like to become an apprentice (someone who is learning a craft or trade). Apprenticeships lasted for seven years; apprentices were not paid but were provided with board and lodging and were usually allowed to keep any tips from customers or clients. Suggest that pupils plan: The questions the employer will ask. (Perhaps why the young person wants the job, whether they have any experience). The questions the boy or girl will ask. (Perhaps exactly what the work involves, whether they can keep their tips, where they will sleep, what they will eat). 4. Model making Ask pupils to make a replica of one of the objects they saw and drew in the gallery. Perhaps they could make it out of modelling clay or junk modelling materials; perhaps they could sew or knit it. Display the models in a class exhibition, with information labels 5
Teacher s notes for Medieval London gallery The following displays and exhibits from the gallery can be used to reinforce and develop themes raised in the Tudor Innkeeper session. Theme Tudor Homes Entertainment Clothing and Accessories Health and Medicine City Life Location in the Medieval London gallery Case 25 (at the end of the gallery, on the right hand wall) Case 18.1 (towards the end of the gallery, on the right) Case 17.10 (in the centre of the gallery, facing the left hand wall) Case 17.5 (in the middle of the gallery, facing the right hand wall) Case 19.1 (towards the end of the gallery, along the right hand wall) Rose Theatre (In the Elizabethan section round the corner in the 1558-1666 gallery) Case 17.11 (in the middle of the gallery, facing the right hand wall) Case 19.2 (towards the end of the gallery on the right hand wall) Case 16.2 (In the middle of the gallery, facing the listening post) Case 29.6 (towards the end of the gallery, along the left hand wall) Case 27.3 (towards the end of the gallery in the centre) Case 26.1 (in the middle of the gallery, to the right of the wooden arch) Case 26.3 (to the right of 26.1) Points for discussion with pupils How many houses did Henry VIII have? How did they differ from the houses of ordinary Londoners? Which objects would have been owned by the rich? And poor? Most Tudor Londoners did not have a kitchen where did they cook? What objects can you see that Tudors used for entertainment? Find evidence of a Tudor entertainment that Henry VIII was good at (jousting/tilting armour). What materials was the theatre made out of? Where were the audience placed? What happened if it rained? What materials are the clothes made of? How have the clothes changed since Tudor times (colour faded). How different are the clothes from today? Try on some replica clothes. How did the Tudors use the distilling equipment to clean water? What did they use it for? How else did they try to keep healthy? Find out about hospitals in London and what happened to them after the Reformation. Have a look around for evidence of religious life in Tudor London (case 27.2 will help) What was a guild or livery company? What was the most important trade? (wool) 6
Gallery plan The Medieval London gallery takes you from early Saxon settlements to the bustling capital of Tudor times just before the reign of Elizabeth I. During this eventful period London was destroyed by invaders, racked by plague and dominated by religious and political controversy. Learn about the importance of Christianity, the terror of the Black Death and the lives of rich and poor people in Tudor times. Don t miss out on the exhibits in the Elizabethan section of the War, Plague & Fire 1558-1666 gallery (just down the slope from the Medieval gallery) these include a model of the Rose Theatre and the copperplate map. 7
Planning your journey Museum of London Free Admission Open Mon to Sat 10am -5.50pm Sun 12-5.50pm Last admission 5.30pm Museum of London London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN 0870 444 3851 www.musuemoflondon.org.uk info@museumoflondon.org.uk Free Travel All schools within the Greater London area can take advantage of Transport for London s School Party Travel Scheme. See www.tfl.gov.uk/schoolparty or call London Underground Customer Services on 0845 330 9881 for details. Getting to the Museum By tube - St Paul s, Barbican By rail - Moorgate, Liverpool St, City Thameslink By bus - 4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 172, 242, 501, 521 Travel by coach The Museum does not have a coach park. Coaches may stop briefly to drop-off and pick up at bus stops on London Wall (travelling towards Moorgate) and Aldersgate Street (travelling towards the Museum). Please note that coaches must move on if requested to do so by a traffic manager/parking warden. Cancellation charges More than 8 weeks 30 8-4 weeks 50 Less than 4 weeks 100 On the day 150 8