The roots of Christmas as we know it today stretch less than 200 years into the past – because Christmas cards, Christmas trees, Christmas crackers and the traditional Christmas dinner only came about through the inventiveness of the Victorians!
Workshop Description
Led by your visitor, in character as the author of “A Christmas Carol” - Mr Charles Dickens himself - children will explore the history of the season, and make some surprising discoveries!
Exploring (according to age and time): Christmas timelines, contrasting experiences of rich and poor people, Victorian impacts on the 21st century.
Cross-Curricular Links: Art, DT, Geography, History, Literacy, Music, Numeracy, RE, Science
History, Christmas
EYFS- KS2 - KS4 / P1 - P7 / Junior Infants - 6th Class
45 minutes – 1 hour, depending on how many classes
30 pupils per workshop
Classroom
FAQs
History: A Victorian Christmas can accommodate 30 pupils per workshop, in sessions lasting from 1-hour, so that's up to 150 pupils a day.
We will work with you to plan a timetable for the workshops, to suit the number of classes you would like to include - and around the specific timings of your school day.
Your visitor will need access to a laptop/ screen/projector set up in the working space.
These workshops can be delivered in a classroom or the school hall.
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