Thursday, 3 September 2009

Tower of London research

click here for web page.

Current exhibitions and things to do and see:

  • Henry VIII - Dressed to kill (in white tower) - activity sheet available
  • The White Tower
  • The Crown Jewels - family trail - crowning glory pdf
  • Yeoman Warder Tours
  • Ravens - ravens leaflet
  • Medieval Palace - family trail - palace secrets pdf
  • Tower Green
  • Prisoner Exhibition
  • Lady Jane Grey graffiti
  • Fortress and replicas of siege weapons
  • Guardsmen Opening ceremony
  • Audio guides
  • Prisoners carvings and touch screen interactives
  • Find out what happened to the princes
  • historical re - enactments on offer

Follow up or preparation work:

white tower conservation project

joust for Henry VIII game

beat the jailer game - the game questions could be asked while on the visit and revised as a game on return to test knowledge collected on the prisoners and their fate

design shields with Cadwallader - zip file

Henry morph

school and college visits:
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worksheets:

Henry the VIII's 6 wives
The tudor dynasty
Tower of London timeline
Imprisonment and execution
Tudor Tower
Henry VIII at the tower


planning a visit teachers guide
health and safety info pack


design your own coat of arms lesson plan supplied by www.storyboardtoys.com
tudor rose collage supplied by www.activityvillage.co.uk
tudor crafts supplied by www.icteachers.co.uk
tudor games supplied by tartarus.org
cardboard knight template and instructions


Own ideas for follow up work:

making: armour, shields, swords - design and technology
drawing/ designing crown jewels - art and design
letters from prisoners - literacy


disclaimer:
I do not own copyright of these resources, and am merely using them as a collection for inspiration and academic purposes, all credit goes to authors of above materials.



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