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Victoria: Dear Diary...

  • Windsor Castle
  • Thursday, 14 Sep 2023 - Thursday, 25 Jul 2024
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2
  • Citizenship, English, History
  • Composition, Events beyond living memory, Literacy, Lives of significant individuals, Political power in Britain, Queen Victoria
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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