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Teachers’ Pack

Teachers’ Pack

Designed for use across the curriculum, this pack contains tried-and-tested ideas for on-site and classroom activities, tips for arranging visits to historic and contemporary properties, plus a range of case studies and projects that use the built environment to inspire learning.

You can either download the full pack as a PDF or the following individual chapters from the Document Library.

  • Contents
  • What is Heritage Open Days?
  • Planning a Visit to an Heritage Site
  • Designing Popular Activities - Introduction & Contents
  • Making the most of a property visit
  • Activity Ideas for Use on Site or in the Classroom
  • Scrapstores
  • Oral History, Heritage and the Curriculum
  • There’s a story behind that…
  • Songs and Heritage
  • Photography
  • An A-Z Celebration of your Local Area
  • A3 sized A-Z Poster
  • Museums and Heritage Projects
  • Planning a Community Event
  • Build your own Town
  • Build your own Town
  • Planning Your Project
  • Project 1 - Planning a Whole-School Open Day
  • Project 2 - Planning Open Days in Your Local Community
  • Useful Organisations, Associations and Websites
  • Acknowledgements