Successful school visits often sit between careful preparatory work prior to the visit and follow-up work after.
This resources section of our website is currently under review, so if there’s something you’d find particularly helpful (but can’t source) do let us know. Equally, should you produce any of your own classroom materials that you would be happy to share, we would love to hear from you.
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Overview
Resource Subjects
Literacy
Science & Technology
Geography
Maths
History
Art & Design
English as an Additional Language
More Information
Contact our schools team on 01243 811459
Resources to Download
Literacy
Why not link your visit to our Museum with a literacy project using the resources below.
The projects feature a variety of activities, with resources designed to be used before, during or after your visit.
The resources cover a range of topics and can be linked to various Museum-led workshops. For more information on this please contact our schools team on 01243 811459
A Child’s Life Through the Ages
- ‘Work, work, work‘ – KS2 creative writing (PDF, 411Kb)
- ‘Work’: a play – KS2 creative writing (PDF, 280Kb)
Anglo-Saxons
- Anglo-Saxons: Introductory PowerPoint (PowerPoint, 5Mb)
- Anglo-Saxon comprehensions – KS2 Comprehension activity (PDF, 307Kb)
- Anglo-Saxons: ‘The Ruin’ – KS2 Poetry response questions (PDF, 291Kb)
- Anglo-Saxons: My Ruin – KS2 Creative writing (PDF, 278Kb)
- Anglo-Saxons: ‘The Wanderer’ – KS2 Poetry response and comprehension questions (PDF, 286Kb)
- Anglo-Saxons: ‘The Wanderer’ Before and After – KS2 Creative writing (PDF, 414Kb)
Clothing Through the Ages
- ‘Get dressed! ‘ – KS2 Writing for purpose (PDF, 323Kb)
- ‘What are you wearing?’ – KS2 Creative writing (PDF, 144Kb)
- ‘Tell me a story!’ – KS2 Creative writing (PDF, 140Kb)
Examining the Evidence: Bricks
- ‘Another brick in the wall’ – KS2 Writing for purpose (PDF, 141Kb)
- ‘Another brick in the wall’ images – Picture resources (PDF, 2Mb)
Examining the Evidence: The Caravan
- ‘The caravan’ – Introductory images (PDF, 2Mb)
- ‘The caravan’ comprehension – Lower KS2 Comprehension questions (PDF, 298Kb)
- ‘The caravan’ – Upper KS2 Creative writing (PDF, 296Kb)
Farming Through the Ages
- ‘Sheep’ – KS1-2 Introductory PowerPoint (PDF, 2Mb)
- ‘Sheep’ – KS1-2 Teacher-led session (PDF, 288Kb)
- Shepherd comprehensions – KS2 Comprehension questions (PDF, 304Kb)
- ‘Inside the hut ‘ – Descriptive writing (PDF, 139Kb)
- ‘A shepherd’s song ‘ – KS2 Creative writing (PDF, 142Kb)
- ‘Southdown sheep are the greatest!‘ – KS2 Persuasive writing (PDF, 277Kb)
- Farming Through the Ages images – Visual Aids (PDF, 800Kb)
Food Through the Ages
- ‘Dinnertime! ‘ – KS2 Persuasive writing (PDF, 142Kb)
Health & Medicine Through the Ages
- ‘A charm to heal ‘ – KS2 Creative writing (PDF, 140Kb)
- ‘The best herb of all ‘ – KS2 Poetry (PDF, 1441Kb)
Homes
- ‘Buy my house!’ – Persuasive writing (PDF, 275Kb)
- ‘An argument’ – Persuasive writing (PDF, 140Kb)
- ‘Come to stay!’ – Persuasive writing (PDF, 140Kb)
- ‘Dear diary’ – Creative writing (PDF, 141Kb)
- ‘Two poets’ – Poetry writing (PDF, 139Kb)
Time Detectives: The Toll House
- Time detectives: Toll House – Introduction (PDF, 274Kb)
- Time detectives: Toll House – Teacher-led session (PDF, 274Kb)
- Time detectives: Toll House – Site visit questions (PDF, 131Kb)
- Time detectives: Toll House – Site visit answers for teachers (PDF, 412Kb)
- ‘Pay here!’ – Creative writing (PDF, 141Kb)
- ‘Read all about it!’ – writing for purpose (PDF, 141Kb)
Science & Technology
Why not link your visit to our Museum with a science and technology project using the resources below.
The projects feature a variety of activities, with resources designed to be used before, during or after your visit.
The resources cover a range of topics and can be linked to various Museum-led workshops. For more information on this please contact our schools team on 01243 811459
Rock On – KS2 Rock Trail
- Rock On learning objectives for teachers (PDF, 310Kb)
- Rock Activity leaflet – Pre-visit activity (PDF, 1Mb)
- Rock Activity leaflet instructions – Pre-visit activity (PDF, 551Kb)
- Rock Types information – Pre-visit activity (PDF, 298Kb)
- Getting ready for your visit – Visit preparation (PDF, 313Kb)
- Rock On Trail – Visit preparation PowerPoint (PowerPoint, 9Mb)
- Rock On Trail sheets – Museum trail (PDF, 987Kb)
- Rock On Quiz – Post-visit activity (PDF, 340Kb)
Hidden Forces and Simple Machines – KS2 Physics Trail
- Hidden Forces and Simple Machines – Teacher Guide (PDF, 328Kb)
- Hidden Forces and Simple Machines – Pre-visit PowerPoint (PowerPoint, 20Mb)
- Sid’s Six Simple Machines – Pre-visit worksheet (PDF, 238Kb)
- Hidden Forces and Simple Machines – Trail worksheet (PDF, 1Mb)
- Challenge from Sid – Post-visit activity (PDF, 491Kb)
Machines and Energy – KS3 Physics Trail
- Machines and Energy – Teachers Guide (PDF, 462Kb)
- Machines and Energy – Pre-visit PowerPoint (PowerPoint, 15Mb)
- Machines and Energy – Pre-visit worksheet (PDF, 742Kb)
- Machines and Energy – Trail worksheet (PDF, 1Mb)
- A Simple Machine Competition – Post-visit activity (PDF, 252Kb)
Other Resources
- Catherington Treadwheel (PDF, 81Kb)
- Downland Gridshell (PDF, 292Kb)
- Lines of Enquiry Relating to Watermills task sheet (PDF, 1Mb)
- Making Bricks by Hand (PDF, 349Kb)
- Track Back Wood (PDF, 7.6Mb)
Geography
Why not link your visit to our Museum with a geography project using the resources below.
The projects feature a variety of activities, with resources designed to be used before or after your visit.
The resources cover a range of topics and can be linked to various Museum-led workshops. For more information on this please contact our schools team on 01243 811459
- All Mapped Out – KS1 map work activity (PDF, 753Kb)
Maths
Why not link your visit to our Museum with a maths project using the resources below.
The projects feature a variety of activities, with resources designed to be used before, during or after your visit.
The resources cover a range of topics and can be linked to various Museum-led workshops. For more information on this please contact our schools team on 01243 811459
- 16th Century Arithmetic (PDF, 176Kb)
- Building Patterns– Brick Pattern and Shape (PDF, 373Kb)
- Design of Buildings (PDF, 42Kb)
- Maths Activity 1 (PDF, 48Kb)
- Measuring the Height of a Building KS2 (PDF, 615Kb)
- Mill Workings (PDF, 287Kb)
- Observing and Recording a Building (PDF, 973Kb)
- Timber! (PDF, 2Mb)
History
Why not link your visit to our Museum with a history project using the resources below.
The projects feature a variety of activities, with resources designed to be used before, during or after your visit.
The resources cover a range of topics and can be linked to various Museum-led workshops. For more information on this please contact our schools team on 01243 811459
- Charcoal Burning (PDF, 713Kb)
- Garden, Orchard & Shaws (PDF, 258Kb)
- History/Timeline (PDF, 238Kb)
- Lime (PDF, 1Mb)
- Poverty and Poor Relief in the 16th Century (PDF, 200Kb)
- Roofing Materials (PDF, 1Mb)
- Servants (PDF, 190Kb)
- The 16th Century House (PDF, 236Kb)
- The Wealden House (PDF, 323Kb)
- The Woodlands (PDF, 489Kb)
- Transcription of William Goldsmith Probate Inventory (PDF, 350Kb)
- Tudor Rich and Poor (PDF, 141Kb)
- Turnpike Trusts (PDF, 926Kb)
- Victorian Cottages (PDF, 237Kb)
- Wattle & Daub (PDF, 842Kb)
- What is a Probate Inventory? (PDF, 193Kb)
- What is a Yeoman? (PDF, 193Kb)
- Who Lived in Bayleaf in the 16th Century? (PDF, 196Kb)
Art & Design
Art and design encourages children to explore and develop their creativity and imagination. Our unique site provides a dynamic visual world with, unlimited visual, tactile and sensory experiences and stimulates children to record what they see and imagine.
Through their enjoyment and inspiration pupils can use colour, form, texture, pattern and different materials to communicate what they see, feel and think.
Teacher-Led Visits
The diversity of the site offers the chance for study of units:
- Unit 1B Investigating Materials (PDF, 278Kb)
- Unit 2B Mother Nature, Designer
- Unit 2C Can Buildings Speak? (PDF, 280Kb)
- Unit 3B Investigating Pattern
- Unit 6A People in Action
- Unit 6B What a Performance (PDF, 277Kb)
- Unit 9GEN Visiting a Museum
The Museum’s 50 acre site provides an inspirational setting for pupils’ creativity to be explored and linked in a cross-curricular way with other subjects such as Literacy, Mathematics, History, Geography and Science. In fact it is unusual for schools not to incorporate this subject into their visit.
Other Information
- Fireplaces – The Museum’s buildings contain examples of the development of fireplaces from a simple open hearth through smoke bays to chimneys. A tangible example of design evolution.
Line Drawings for Colouring
A series of monochrome line drawings of many of the exhibits at the Museum that you may download and print.
- Bayleaf Farmstead (PDF, 458Kb)
- Hangleton (PDF, 595Kb)
- Pendean Farmhouse (PDF, 430Kb)
- Poplar Cottage (PDF, 500Kb)
- Whittakers Cottages (PDF, 347Kb)
- West Wittering School (PDF, 413Kb)
- Lurgashall Mill (PDF, 447Kb)
- Shepherds Hut (PDF, 467Kb)
- Toll House (PDF, 487Kb)
- Forge (PDF, 515Kb)
Museum Special Events
Museum Special Event Days cover an interesting range of activities that teachers may wish to use to provide wider experiences to school children. For a complete list of these events see our What’s On section.
English as an Additional Language
A series of activities at the Museum that you may download and print.
- A1 Explore the Museum (PDF, 2Mb)
- B1 Clothes Now & Then (PDF, 2Mb)
- B1 Museum Materials (PDF, 4Mb)
- Museum Word Search (PDF, 98Kb)
- Timeline for the Museum (PDF, 925Kb)
- What Can You See at the Museum? (PDF, 5Mb)
