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Activities
When pupils visit the Long Shop Museum they will be able to see first hand evidence of the impact of one family, the Garretts, on the town and surrounding area and the important part the family played in the emerging industrial and agricultural revolution.
The following activity suggestions are intended to support both a Victorian Apprentices' Training Day and a general study visit.
Before a visit pupils could ...
... make their own individual tally. They could hand them in to tally boys in the tally house when they arrive at the Museum for an Apprentices' Training Day and collect at the end;
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... complete Working Conditions Worksheet 1 and Working Conditions Worksheet 2 to give them an idea of what it was like to be employed at the Works. You will need the resources history sheet, Workman's Register and Accident Reports (you can print off all of these from the resources page).
By studying the 1881 Census pupils will be able to build a picture of what it was like for Elizabeth Smith and the other characters to live in Leiston in the 19th Century. The first Census in Great Britain was taken in 1841, and has been repeated once every ten years, the last being taken in 1991.
The Housing Worksheet and Employment Worksheet with the Longer Transcript Census are aimed at KS2/3 and, in "Don't Stop The Tally!", there are worksheets and copies of documents aimed at KS1. These are all available as PDF files to download from the resources page.
During a visit pupils could ...
Come and participate actively in a role play situation and explore the different aspects of working in one of the different departments like the Pattern Makers Room above. They could discuss the different characters and their jobs in the role play, including that of the foreman (the man in the bowler hat) and the possible relationship with the characters on this website.
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Follow the Leiston Geography Trail to explore a place/settlement using geographical skills. Or follow the Leiston History Trail and use evidence of change as part of an historical enquiry. Both trails are available from the Museum upon request and can be found in the "Don't Stop the Tally!" education pack with a Site Safari for younger pupils. Click on the Garrett Trail for a taster of the History Trail and discover evidence of the historical development of Leiston from some of the buildings.
After a visit pupils could ...
... write a newspaper report about the good work the Garrett family have done for the town or a possible accident at the Works.
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... continue the role play work by putting together a piece of drama, using freeze frames, showing one of the men being laid off and having to go home and explain himself.
We are also looking into ways of displaying pupils work and sharing information, including visit reports and details of follow-up work, on-line.
For further details of any of the above activities, please contact the Education Officer or Museum Manager at the Long Shop Steam Museum here.