Loan Boxes: EDWARDIAN HOMES

Loan Box 2: Living at 3 Chimneys: Exploring Edwardian Life through the eyes of the Railway Children (EYFS/KS1)

Based on the classic novel, our Railway Children inspired session invites children to compare everyday life in Edwardian England with modern equivalent.

Replica Edwardian Dress and Norfolk
Jacket (to fit EYFS/KS1 boy and girl)
A cast iron washtub
A glass washboard
A copper kettle
A copper washing posser
A pair of wooden tongs
A wooden scrubbing brush
A block of green washing soap
A set of wooden dolly pegs

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.

The West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust WSRHT

Loan Boxes: EDWARDIAN HOMES

Loan Box 2: Living at 3 Chimneys: Exploring Edwardian Life through the eyes of the Railway Children (EYFS/KS1)

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