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Find out about the impact the Second World War had on Cardiff and south Wales. Discover how schools were affected, learn about air raids and air raid precautions and find out more about evacuees. Explore how the war was fought on the Home Front through Dig for Victory and Make Do and Mend, and see how rationing had an impact on everyday people in south Wales.This resource was created by the Glamorgan Archives using sources including school log books, maps, photographs, letters and much more. The teachers’ notes were written for Progression Step 3, however the resource contains fascinating source material and ideas that could be adapted for Progression Step 4 and 5 learners. Curriculum for WalesAge: 8-16 / Progression Step: 3, 4 & 5HumanitiesEnquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about the world, its past, present and future.Human societies are complex and diverse, and shaped by human actions and beliefs. Language, Literacy and CommunicationExpressing ourselves through languages is the key to communication.Understanding languages is key to understanding the world around us. Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of a series of 6 resources from the Glamorgan archives. You can view the source material in the pdf below, or you and your pupils can view this content digitally on PCW by following the Quick links below.

Use Archives to Discover Local History

Use these resources find out how you can investigate local history using your local archives. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesHistoryAge: 8-16 / Progression Step: 3, 4 & 5 Lifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development. Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Collection of Victorian architectural drawings...

A collection of architectural drawings by the Newport architect R.G. Thomas (1820 - 1883).Thomas was an architect and engineer who spent most of his life in Australia, having emigrated from Britain in 1836. He returned to Britain in 1846, where he remained for a period of 15 years, most of which were spent in Newport. During this time he was involved in numerous diverse building projects ranging from a drainage system for a housing estate to designs for cottages and villas and from shop-fronts to schools, churches and town halls. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, HumanitiesHistory, Famous Welsh PeopleAge: 8-16 / Progression Step: 3, 4 & 5 Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Case Study: Cynefin - Our Welcome

Cynefin - Our Welcome is a community film education project by The Welfare Ystradgynlais. It was funded by Ffilm Cymru Wales and supported by Michael Sheen and the Josef Herman Art Foundation.The Welfare Ystradgynlais’ community arts team worked with Ysgol Maesydderwen, Ysgol Dyffryn Y Glowyr and Syrian families who have settled in Ystradgynlais, to tell stories of refugees past and present. Award winning animation company Winding Snake Productions worked with the community to produce the two animated films that share stories about how people fleeing conflict have been made welcome in Ystradgynlais.This project won the Digital Excellence Award in the Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative Competition 2018. This award was funded by People's Collection Wales.The content of this case study is the two films; Cynefin and Uncle Ahmad's Canaries, plus a 'making of' video that tells you more about the project and shows you how the films were made. Click on the 'Cynefin - Our Welcome' Collection in the Quick Links below to view all three. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Digital Competence FrameworkHistoryAge: 8-14 / Progression Step: 3 & 4 Case StudySee how other schools have used our website to give you ideas for your own digital projects.

Roman School

In this iBook you will explore what education was like for rich Roman children. You will discover the Roman collections held by the National Roman Legion Museum and the National Library of Wales. There is also a PDF version (not interactive) if you don't have access to iOS (Apple).This can be used as a stand alone resource but is best used to compliment the ‘Grammaticus - Roman Classroom’ role play session held at the National Roman Legion Museum. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and NumeracyHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for a collection of images to accompany this Teaching Resource. The collection includes content from the resource, and extra images to enhance your pupils’ learning experience.

Case Study: Royal Charter Shipwreck

The 'Great Storm of 1859', one of the most destructive storms in British history, hit the coast of Wales on 25-26 October 1859. Nearly 150 ships were lost, the most famous of which was the steamship Royal Charter, which wrecked off the coast of Anglesey with the loss of 450 lives. The shipwrecks of the Great Storm provide a unique window on the Victorian period in Wales - a moment in time through which to explore our trading links with the wider world, forgotten maritime industries, and the society of the day.Three schools from Anglesey spent several months studying the Royal Charter shipwreck, in a joint partnership project between Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW). Read about their project, get great ideas for classroom activities and see examples of the work produced by the pupils. You can also explore the source material they used here on People's Collection Wales, including beautiful gold artefacts and everyday objects recovered from the Royal Charter shipwreck. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and numeracyHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step 3 Case StudySee how other schools have used our website to give you ideas for your own digital projects.

Case Study: Mapping the Model

Mapping the Model was an Arts Council of Wales Lead Creative Schools Project, that took place in Model Church in Wales School, Carmarthen, in the Spring Term of 2018. The project was a collaboration between artist Rowan O’Neill and the Year 4 Creative Group, and was designed in response to the brief prepared by the school: Can an exploration of deep mapping, via Welsh poetry and drama, improve confidence and oracy skills and enhance creative thinking for pupils in Year 4?The challenge of this project was to find different ways of mapping links between the school and the town of Carmarthen, including geography, history and legend. The result was an investigative project around the concept of mapping, that used People’s Collection Wales to digitally publish and record the diverse work created. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and Numeracy, Digital Competence FrameworkHistory, GeographyAge: 8-11 / Progression Step 3 Case StudySee how other schools have used our website to give you ideas for your own digital projects.

Tudor Houses and Homes

What kind of homes did people have in Tudor times? What did they look like, how were they made and what were they made of? Were they simple or luxurious? Look at photographs, drawings and plans of different Tudor houses. Develop planning, thinking and communication skills, and learn about life in Tudor times.This resource is bilingual. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

Victorian Swansea - People and Possessions

What objects did the people of Swansea have in their houses in the mid-19th century? When you visit a museum you will see displays of household objects and everyday items that have survived from the 19th century. Some have been handed down through families, some have been found by archaeologists, some have been bought or borrowed, some have been donated to the museum. Some relate to people's work, some to running the household, some to leisure and pastimes.Objects can tell us a lot about how people lived, how well-off or poor they were and what sorts of materials and manufacturing were available. We can also see what sorts of things were bought and sold, used and treasured, thrown away or lost by people in the past.This Learning Activity has everything you need to run a session yourself in the classroom, and can also link with school workshops at the National Waterfront Museum and Swansea Museum. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Digital Competence FrameworkHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 3 relating to 'Victorian Swansea' for Progression Step 3. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

Victorian Swansea - People’s stories

Who were the Victorians of Swansea? How can we find out about the ordinary people who lived and worked in Swansea in the 1850s? What was Walter Butt doing with a pineapple? Why was Mrs Phillips criticised for selling fruit on a Sunday?This Learning Activity explores some of the sources which briefly record moments in the lives of the people who otherwise disappear from history and encourages students to interpret the sources and create characters themselves. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Digital Competence FrameworkHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 3 relating to 'Victorian Swansea' for Progression Step 3. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.

Urban Meadow

Learn about bees, biodiversity and how to create your own meadow.In 2014, National Museum Cardiff created an Urban Meadow on the Museum grounds to provide a natural haven for local wildlife within the urban landscape. This pack is designed to support teachers and educators in preparing for a self-led visit to National Museum Cardiff, but can also be used to support learning inside and outside of the classroom. There are lots of ideas and activities to explore before your visit, at the Museum, and back at school. There is also a resources section at the back of the pack with worksheets and activities. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and Numeracy, Science and TechnologyHistory, GeographyAge: 5-11 / Progression Step: 2 & 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for a collection of images to accompany this Teaching Resource. The collection includes content from the resource, and extra images to enhance your pupils’ learning experience.

Dinosaur Detectives

Unearth a dinosaur fossil, find out if T. rex had big feet and discover what dinosaurs liked to eat through a variety of puzzles and games. There is also the chance to meet Wales newest dinosaur Dracoraptor hanigani.Download the iBook or PDF file onto your portable device and start finding out more. You can use it at home, or bring it to National Museum Cardiff and use it as you explore the galleries. Curriculum for WalesMathematics and Numeracy, Science and TechnologyAge: 5-11 / Progression Step: 2 & 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for a collection of images to accompany this Teaching Resource. The collection includes content from the resource, and extra images to enhance your pupils’ learning experience.

Blaenavon Ironworks Progression Step 3

Investigate the ironworks at Blaenavon, one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution and now a World Heritage Site. Look at plans, maps, drawings, photographs and written reports to discover what life was like at a working ironworks. Explore the changes that happened in Wales between 1760 and 1914 and develop thinking skills through historical enquiry. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

On Your Doorstep - School Log Books

Using archives to explore local history. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using school log books as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history.The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for Progression Step 3.

Wales at War - Cardiff during WW2

What was daily life like in Cardiff during World War 2? Whilst investigating digital copies of primary sources from Glamorgan Archives, learners will develop an understanding of daily life in Cardiff during WW2. Pupils will establish the date for the outbreak of war and investigate air raids, evacuation, rationing and VE Day. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and NumeracyHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

On Your Doorstep - Sales Catalogues

Using Archives to Explore Local History. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using sales catalogues as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history.The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationHistory, GeographyAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for Progression Step 3.

On Your Doorstep - Trade Directories

Using Archives to Explore Local History. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using trade directories as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history.The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationHistory, GeographyAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for Progression Step 3.

On Your Doorstep - Photographs

Using archives to explore local history. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using photographs as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history.The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationHistory, GeographyAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for Progression Step 3.

On Your Doorstep - Parish Registers

Using archives to explore local history. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using parish registers as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history. The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for Progression Step 3.

On Your Doorstep - Newspapers

Using Archives to Explore Local History. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using newspapers as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history. The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationHistory, GeographyAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for Progression Step 3.

On Your Doorstep - Maps

Using Archives to Explore Local History. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using Ordnance Survey and tithe maps as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history. The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationHistory, GeographyAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for Progression Step 3.

On Your Doorstep - Census Returns

Using Archives to Explore Local History. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using census returns as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history. The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationHistory, GeographyAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for Progression Step 3.

Time for Washing

An interactive iBook about washing clothes before washing machines. Designed to be used by your learners; includes games, archive material and suggested activities. There is also a PDF version (not interactive) if you don't have access to iOS (Apple).Can be used as a stand-alone resource, but best used to complement washday sessions at St Fagans National Museum of History , Big Pit National Coal Museum and the National Slate Museum - where there is a chance to have a go at some of the steps of the process with a facilitator. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and NumeracyHistoryAge: 5-8 / Progression Step: 2 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

Case Study: What was school like in Roman times?

Kids in Museums Takeover Day at National Roman Legion Museum.Students from Lodge Hill Primary School came to the National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon as part of the Kids in Museums Takeover Day, 2017. They took over to tell the story of what school was like in Roman times when girls were not allowed to attend school. They wrote, scripted and filmed this video. Cwricwlwm i GymruY Dyniaethau, Ieithoedd, Llythrennedd a Chyfathrebu, Fframwaith Cymhwysedd DigidolHanesOed: 8-11 / Cam Cynnydd 3 Case StudySee how other schools have used our website to give you ideas for your own digital projects.

Investigate the landscape of Wales - The...

What can we learn about the Landscape of Wales by investigating Falcon Hildred’s artwork?This teaching pack will support the learner to answer the question above, and develop an understanding of the materials used along with composition, techniques and tools. Follow the links to the collections of the digitised works to support your study and explore Falcon Hildred’s work further. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Expressive ArtsArt, History, Geography, Famous Welsh PeopleAge: 8-14 / Progression Step: 3 & 4 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

Case Study: Life of a Roman Soldier

For Kids in Museums Takeover Day 2015, pupils from St Woolos Primary School, were given a tour of the National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, including a special visit to the 'behind the scenes' collection area. Here the children saw and held Roman objects that are rarely seen by the public, some of them only recently found at the site. Using what they had learnt as inspiration the pupils then wrote, recorded and starred in their own film. See their fantastic re-enactment of the life of a Roman soldier, living and training in the Roman barracks at Isca (now Caerleon) nearly 2000 years ago. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Digital Competence FrameworkHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Case StudySee how other schools have used our website to give you ideas for your own digital projects.

Before Freedom, Jazz Heritage Wales

This resource tells the story of Willis, a slave who arrived in Swansea on the 2nd of February 1833, and was freed. Placing the story in the context of the Slave Trade and the Welsh and other people who helped to end it, it becomes relevant to todays children. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesHistoryAge: 8-11 / Progression Step: 3 Learning Activity PackThese resources stand alone, and we would be grateful if Jazz Heritage Wales is acknowledged when they are used, and that completed evaluation forms are sent to [email protected]

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Change and Conflict in Wales, 1900-1918

Island Farm prisoner of war camp

Island Farm prisoner of war camp, Bridgend, 1939-1945. Built to house the munitions workers from the factory at Bridgend, Island Farm then became a POW Camp and saw the largest mass escape on British soil. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesHistoryAge: 8-16 / Progression Step: 3, 4 & 5 Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

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