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At Leeds City Museum we can help you deliver creative, skills-based learning across many different curriculum areas.
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Designed for EAL groups who are new to Leeds. Learn about the city’s traditions and cultures with object handling and activities in the Leeds Story gallery.
21 November 2023
A story with a difference! We bring the story book to life using things you can feel, smell, act out, dance along to and maybe even taste. You choose the theme according to your pupils’ interests.
Interactive 30 minute tour of the Life on Earth gallery. Children can use feely bags, props, and songs, and share their favourite animal facts as we go!
Pupils can sketch or photograph ancient artefacts, learn about the Ancient Egyptian mummified person and get hands on by embalming our large mummification dolls.
Tags: Ancient Egyptians, KS1, KS2, KS3, SEND
Evaluate archive sources to discover Leonora, the Leeds Suffragette. Do different sources show us different versions of the past?
Tags: KS3, KS4, Local Leeds History, Suffrage Voting and Democracy
09 February 2019
Handle Asian artefacts and journey through the Voices of Asia gallery. Search for Chinese lion heads and Indian jewellery, dress up and beat the bhangra drums.
Tags: KS2, Local Leeds History, Religious Studies
Use metal detectors to discover Leeds’ Anglo-Saxon gold jewellery, search for evidence of Christian conversion on stone crosses, and discover Northumbrian kings on tiny coins.
Are you ready for a Roman quest in Yorkshire? Experience the ‘Romanisation’ of Britain by delving into the past, handling real Roman objects and using evidence to find the Romans in Yorkshire.
Tags: KS2, Romans in Yorkshire
Develop chronological understanding with a difference! Pupils become the heads of a giant timeline, from Stone Age to modern day.
Tags: KS2, Local Leeds History
This popular workshop delves into our archaeology collections. Immerse your class in the achievements of this civilization by coming face-to-face with Ancient Greek pottery and riches.
Tags: Ancient Greeks, KS2
08 February 2019
A museum explorer will lead your group on an animal adventure through the arctic and beyond. Search for clues with binoculars and identify snow animals.
Tags: Biology, Early Years, KS1
Take a walk on the wild side and get up close to our natural science displays. Animals and skulls will be brought out especially for you!
Tags: Biology, Early Years, KS1, KS2
A museum explorer will lead your group on an animal adventure through the arctic, jungle and beyond. Children search for clues with binoculars and find the missing tiger!
Tags: Biology, Early Years, KS1
This popular workshop explores our archaeology collections. Go on an action-packed adventure where pupils step into the mummified person, Nesyamun, seek real Ancient Egyptian treasures and mummify Suny the Egyptian boy.
Tags: Ancient Egyptians, Early Years, KS1, KS2