Resource packs: Edwardian Homes
Resource Pack 2: Living at 3 Chimneys: Exploring Edwardian Life through the eyes of the Railway Children (EYFS/KS1)
- Background information about Edwardian Britain/E Nesbit’s Novel
- Information about the picture packs and how to use them.
- A series of teaching resources and activities including:
- Life in Edwardian Times – a sorting and matching activity, encouraging children to compare Edwardian Life with their own modern experiences.
- How did life change for the Railway Children? a role play or writing activity, encouraging children to engage with the events in the novel.
- Dress Like the Railway Children – a paper doll making, exploring the features of Edwardian children’s clothing.
- Saviours of the Train – a role play or writing activity, re-telling the famous story of how the children in the novel saved the train.
- Flags and Safety – a reading/making activity: children follow simple instructions to make their own set of guard’s flags.
- Edwardian Washday – a discussion/role-play activity. Children explore some of the appliances used for washing in Edwardian times and follow a role play script to act out the process of Edwardian Washday.
WSRHT LEARNING RESOURCE PACKS
Picture Pack 1 – Timeline to Edwardian Times
A basic timeline showing events from the present back to the beginning of the 20th century.
Picture Pack 2 – Household Items, Edwardian and Modern
A selection of pictures of Edwardian household items and their modern equivalent.
Picture Pack 2a – Edwardian home Interiors
A selection of pictures showing Edwardian house interiors.
Picture Pack 3 – Edwardian Clothing
A selection of pictures showing Edwardian Clothes.
Picture Pack 4 – Signalling and Safety
A selection of pictures showing how signals and flags are used on the railway to keep people safe.
Picture Pack 5 – Edwardian Washday
A selection of pictures showing some of the equipment used to wash clothes in Edwardian times.
