1. The children and their teacher visit the present site, view it
from different angles and ask questions about it …. location,
function, materials used, who built it? …..
Take photographs or draw the site from different angles.
2. Find out when the site was built and explore aspects of life at
that time under the guidance of the teacher.
3. The class will be divided into groups of two. Each group will perform
a more detailed investigation of at least one aspect of life at the
time that the site was built/used. Children will retrieve information
from a variety of sources – books, brochures, internet.
4. Each group will organise its information and prepare an oral and
written presentation. (Use of a multimedia presentation package is
recommended.)
5. Each group will create 5 questions and answers based on its own
topic.
6. All presentations will be presented to the whole class. Following
each presentation there will be a question and answer session. (The
presentations will be combined to create a comprehensive account of
life at the time.)
7. This will be followed by a Table Quiz.
8. The class will visit the local site with a view to finding out
as much information as possible about it.
9. Children will write and illustrate an account of their visit for
the School Magazine.
10. The class will be divided into groups of two. Each group will
perform a more detailed study of at least one aspect of the history
of the site.
11. Each group will organise its information and prepare an oral and
written presentation. (Use of a multimedia presentation package is
recommended.)
12. Each group will create 5 questions and answers based on its own
topic.
13. All presentations will be presented to the whole class. Following
each presentation there will be a question and answer session. (The
presentations will be combined to create a comprehensive picture of
the history of the local site.)
14. This will be followed by a Table Quiz.
