The West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust WSRHT

Resource packs: seaside holidays

Resource Pack 1: A trip to the Seaside (EYFS/KS1)

Teachers Pack Contains:

  • Background information about Victorian seaside holidays
  • Information about the picture packs and how to use them.
  • A series of teaching resources and activities including:
    • Packing for your holiday – a sorting and sticking activity, drawing on familiar experience, by exploring what children take to the beach now.
    • The Journey – a role play activity, encouraging children to imagine what it might have been like to travel by steam train.
    • Writing a postcard – a role play or writing activity, encouraging children to write as a Victorian child.
    • Punch and Judy – a puppet making activity, exploring some of the origins of the famous puppet show.
    • Seaside Sorting – a sorting and comparison activity, focusing on exploring the different materials used to make seaside equipment past and present

WSRHT LEARNING RESOURCE PACKS

Picture Pack 1 – Pictures of Modern Beach Activities

A collection of pictures showing some of the typical activities of a modern beach holiday. 

Picture Pack 2 – Pictures of the Victorian Seaside

A collection of pictures showing some of the typical activities of a Victorian beach holiday.

Picture Pack 3 – Objects and activities from the Victorian Seaside

A collection of pictures and information about key Victorian seaside objects and themes.