Lea Ford Cottage
Short course
In Coleshill
Description
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Type
Short course
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Location
Coleshill
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Duration
1 Day
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About this course
* Visitors should be suitably clad for possible cold and wet weather.
* Clothing should afford some protection against nettles, brambles, thistles etc.
* Ideally a change of footwear should be brought, wellingtons are probably most suitable.
* It is assumed that groups visiting the Centre will be working outside regardless of the weather.
* Visitors during the Summer months may wish to bring insect repellent as a precaution.
* Meals are not available on site.
* Visitors should bring packed lunches and any liquid refreshment they may require.
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Course programme
Lea Ford Cottage primarily for Key Stage 1 and 2.
The cottage is a late 16th. century timber framed home, situated within the 'walled garden' of the former Hams Hall. It was moved in 1976/7 from it's original location on the bank of the River Tame 300 metres. It was rebuilt using as much of the original frame as possible with the materials that would have been used in it's original construction.
How We Used To Live ( Key Stage 1)
The pupils will learn about how the house was built, the function of each room and about the daily lives of people living at that time. There are opportunities to explore the outside and inside of the house and to handle a range of artefacts and costumes.
This unit supports :
National Curriculum History 1b, 2a, 2b, 3, 4a and 4b
QCA History Unit 2
Elements of Literacy Strand 2 - Listening and Responding
Literacy Strand 3 - Group Discussion and Interaction
Lea Ford Cottage (Key Stage 2)
The focus of this unit is Tudor country life centred around Lea Ford Cottage. The pupils will learn about the construction techniques and materials and about daily family life in the context of the 16th century. A range of optional extra activities are available including a comparison of rich and poor Tudor homes, handling a range of Tudor artefacts and costumes, a team quiz and a tour of the centre woodland to observe the source of the materials used in the construction of the house.
This unit supports :
National Curriculum History 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 4a and 4b
QCA History Unit 8
Elements of Literacy Strand 2 - Listening and responding
Literacy Strand 3 - Group Discussion and Interaction
Literacy Strand 6 - Word Structure and Spelling
Lea Ford Cottage