Year 4 – Temple Newsam Trip

In March, Year 4 visited Temple Newsam in Leeds. We all thoroughly enjoyed the day where we learnt about the history of this stately home, particularly around the Tudor period. The children were given the opportunity to wear Tudor clothes, study portraits, created collages, learn to dance like a Tudor and even sniff a box of Tudor sweat!

What The Student Says

"I liked the part where we dressed up and wore costumes."

"I enjoyed dressing up as some of the Tudors as they wore quite funny outfits."

"I learnt that they had really small bath tubs and it was really hard to get bath water."

"I learnt who actually lived in Temple Newsam when we made a human timeline."

What knowledge and skills have been developed?

The children developed a range of skills:
- Teamwork
- Responsibility and respect
- Chronology
- Knowledge of how Tudors lived locally
- Ability to ask appropriate questions about changes, causes, similarities, differences and significance
- Knowledge of how a range of sources can be used to inform our knowledge of the past

What the Teacher says

We all had so much fun learning about the Tudors at Temple Newsam. The children were so engaged for the whole day, particularly enjoying dressing up as Tudors. Their bowing and curtsying was fantastic and they certainly looked ready for court. As well as learning about the general behaviour of Tudors, we also learnt about the clues in portraits. The children were fascinated to learn that a dog painted at the heels of someone symbolised loyal subjects whilst a globe might symbolise power over many countries in the world. I loved seeing the eyes of the children light up when they learnt something new and I'm sure the smell of Tudor sweat will linger in all our memories for a long time to come.

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