Looking Back - A Victorian Christmas - Age 8-12
This fascinating workbook is packed full of facts about Christmas celebrations in nineteenth century Great Britain. It is your job to finish the research and complete the various fun activities. You will need to ask questions, find information and interpret the evidence you discover. It includes lots of interesting firsthand source material.
In this resource, your children will learn about a number of Victorian Christmas customs and traditions, many of which are still popular today. The topics covered include:
Christmas cards
Christmas shopping
Christmas food
Christmas crackers
Christmas decorations
Christmas charity
Carol Singing
The origin of Father Christmas
Each topic is broken down so that it is easy to understand and all the information is presented in an engaging manner - written up as newspaper articles, imaginary interviews, letters, diary entries etc. There are also lots of creative writing exercises and questions to answer that will encourage your children to thoughtfully consider the evidence before them. Where information is missing, your children will be required to do their own research and look up the answers to the questions online and in books.
This pack is designed to help support your children as they explore the Victorian era, deepen their understanding of this historical time period, and ignite their interest in history. It is suitable for children age 8-12.
60 pages.
Please be aware, there are no answers, but all the missing information is provided in bullet points at the end of the pack.
This fascinating workbook is packed full of facts about Christmas celebrations in nineteenth century Great Britain. It is your job to finish the research and complete the various fun activities. You will need to ask questions, find information and interpret the evidence you discover. It includes lots of interesting firsthand source material.
In this resource, your children will learn about a number of Victorian Christmas customs and traditions, many of which are still popular today. The topics covered include:
Christmas cards
Christmas shopping
Christmas food
Christmas crackers
Christmas decorations
Christmas charity
Carol Singing
The origin of Father Christmas
Each topic is broken down so that it is easy to understand and all the information is presented in an engaging manner - written up as newspaper articles, imaginary interviews, letters, diary entries etc. There are also lots of creative writing exercises and questions to answer that will encourage your children to thoughtfully consider the evidence before them. Where information is missing, your children will be required to do their own research and look up the answers to the questions online and in books.
This pack is designed to help support your children as they explore the Victorian era, deepen their understanding of this historical time period, and ignite their interest in history. It is suitable for children age 8-12.
60 pages.
Please be aware, there are no answers, but all the missing information is provided in bullet points at the end of the pack.
This fascinating workbook is packed full of facts about Christmas celebrations in nineteenth century Great Britain. It is your job to finish the research and complete the various fun activities. You will need to ask questions, find information and interpret the evidence you discover. It includes lots of interesting firsthand source material.
In this resource, your children will learn about a number of Victorian Christmas customs and traditions, many of which are still popular today. The topics covered include:
Christmas cards
Christmas shopping
Christmas food
Christmas crackers
Christmas decorations
Christmas charity
Carol Singing
The origin of Father Christmas
Each topic is broken down so that it is easy to understand and all the information is presented in an engaging manner - written up as newspaper articles, imaginary interviews, letters, diary entries etc. There are also lots of creative writing exercises and questions to answer that will encourage your children to thoughtfully consider the evidence before them. Where information is missing, your children will be required to do their own research and look up the answers to the questions online and in books.
This pack is designed to help support your children as they explore the Victorian era, deepen their understanding of this historical time period, and ignite their interest in history. It is suitable for children age 8-12.
60 pages.
Please be aware, there are no answers, but all the missing information is provided in bullet points at the end of the pack.
