Tudors & Elizabethans Workshop

ReachOut Educate School Workshop

We can visit your school in: East Midlands, West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West, North West

Why book 'Tudors & Elizabethans Workshop' with ReachOut Educate

Our workshops involve engaging, interactive sessions and activities that are tailored to suit your learning outcomes, our travelling mini museum allows for an authentic hands on experience, giving your students a taste of what it was like to live in the Tudor & Elizabethan times.

Our workshop includes:

*Experienced educators, with performing arts experience who bring history to life!
*A welcome presentation, looking at what happened when the Vikings were around and where they sit in the British History Timeline.
*Every participating student will be able to witness how a coin is made via our Coin Striking kit and are able to take home a 'silver' coin with an authentic design featuring Henry VIII.
*An array of artefacts and toys within our mini museum to pick up and explore!
*A 'Danger Table' featuring replica weapons - learn the names of different pieces and what they were used for.
*Wool Spinning - learn how clothes were made.
*Authentic games
*Quill Writing
*Role Play including use of our Pillory!
*Optional add-on activities including Tudor Court Dances.

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What activities are available during this educational workshop?

* A short interactive presentation with an overview of the history of the Tudor time period.
*A Mini-Museum featuring replica artefacts from daily life during the Tudor time period.
* A 'Danger Table' of replica weapons - Learn about how they were made & used!
* Quill Writing
* Use the Coin Striking kit to make an authentic Tudor coin, featuring Henry VIII that the students can take home.
*Play with Tudor toys
*Tudor Dance Lesson - optional
*Silly Laws in our pillory - optional

Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

Curriculum topics available: Shakespeare, Story telling.

Learn how you would read and write during the Tudor times! During a time when not many people could, how did those who could do both use it to share information? What did they write about? How does it feel to write with a Quill and Ink when compared to a modern day pen? During this workshop, the students will take a look at some diary entries from the Tudor period and examine what is written and even the handwriting. Shakespeare is also a focus in this workshop as plays were extremely popular in this time, but why were they?

Dance, Drama and The Arts were a very important part of the Elizabethan and Tudor era, so much so that Elizabeth I became a Patron of the Arts and William Shakespeare famously started The Globe Theatre. This workshop comes with an added extra (optional choice) to include a session in Tudor Dance. Why was it an important part of the Royal Court and at a feast? How did what they wore affect their movements? Where did the routines come from and why were they done in mostly groups? Many of the most popular dances came from France and Spain - how did they make it over to England? Authentic Tudor music is also featured in our workshops.

Curriculum topics available: William Shakespeare, The Armada, Henry VIII, Crime and Punishment.

The Tudor family is a very important family in English History; so what might it have been like to live in that time period? Who were the Tudors? What effect did their power have on the people around them and how/where we live today? Hands on activities, including our Mini-Museum and era focused games, let children take on the roles of peasants and members of the Royal Court.

What was it like to live in the Elizabethan time period? What did they eat? What did they wear? What did they do for fun? How did Elizabeth I become known as one of the greatest Monarchs in our history? Why did Elizabeth I not want to marry? We use a wide variety of resources in our mini-museum to explore the daily life of the rich and poor during this time in history. Through hands-on activities, the students will learn about who Sir Walter Raleigh was, and how, during the Age of Exploration, he introduced potatoes and many other new things to Britain; many of which we still use today! There were many battles during this time in history - our replica weapons table explores what armour and weaponry armies would have had when going into battle and how they would be been used.

The Tudor Dynasty is an infamous time in British History. In this workshop, we look at how the Monarchs lived when compared to those who were from a poorer background. Take a look at life at court, what you could and couldn't say in front of the King or Queen and even what unusual laws were made by the rulers at the time. What did the Monarchs do for fun? What did they eat? How did they dress?

What size groups do you cater for?

Group sizes will depend on the time frame and space you have available. We are very flexible and can create bespoke programmes for small class sizes, to the full school cohort. To get the most from your session, we usually suggest working with a class of 30 students with the session lasting 1.5 hours; this allows time for any questions they might have and to allow ample time for all students to experience the mini museum fully.. These sessions can be repeated with additional groups of students throughout the day.

Do you offer access for visitors with disabilities?

Yes - workshops can be adapted to cater for additional needs.

Do you cater for visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

Yes - workshops can be adapted to cater for additional needs.

Anything else?

Although we do have a framework for our sessions, we are always adaptable and very flexible with the delivery and content - allowing us to build a workshop completely suited to your needs and learning outcomes. We have a 'not one size fits all'' approach with any prospective school, group or club. If you need something specific for your school visit, just give us a call to chat about how we can help you!

Who are ReachOut Educate?

ReachOut Educate deliver interactive workshops and ‘experience days’ to schools and a variety of different social and educational settings.
With many years experience in a broad range of educational subjects, working around the world with students from EYFS right through to adult education, the ReachOut Educate team are confident in creating and delivering learning programmes that match our ethos 'Building Confidence Creatively'.