Victoria: Dear Diary...

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How did Queen Victoria spend her time at Windsor Castle? How were family occasions and royal events celebrated here? What were 'dine and sleep's? Using hands-on artefacts and replica costume we investigate this and more in our interactive session.
Session Learning Objectives:
- To encourage the children to discover how we can identify if the Monarch is in residence.
- To stimulate the children’s interest in the official and private life of Queen Victoria and her family at Windsor Castle, evidenced by artefacts and archival material.
- To develop skills in identifying areas of Windsor Castle and its treasures that relate to Queen Victoria, in addition to other related objects and documents from the past.
- To encourage discussion on how different life was in Victorian times from today.
In this session children will:
- Use discussion and enquiry skills to explore facsimile royal documents, such as pages from Queen Victoria's diaries, as sources
- Handle Victorian artefacts, including some belonging to Queen Victoria herself, and participate in dressing up.
- Be encouraged to look at writing a diary entry for themselves, perhaps about their visit to The Castle!
Please note: some of the activities involve a selection of pupils demonstrating concepts to the rest of the group.
Available on Weekdays
Duration: 40 - 45 minutes
"Children were engaged and enjoyed learning about Victoria and the Castle. A great use of resources." Yr3 Teacher
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Linked resources
Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle - An Onsite Trail KS2
State Apartments quiz - An Onsite Trail KS1, KS2
Victoria at Windsor - A teaching resource to support a visit, KS2 KS3
Queen Victoria, Dear Diary - remote activity - Pre/Post Visit KS2, KS3
Queen Victoria, Dear Diary - remote activity - Pre/Post Visit KS1