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The Victorians
Some ideas for the classroom related to Jack Trelawny author visits and books.
The following activity could be used with Jack's forthcoming book set in Victorian times:
The Chimney Children
The Chimney Children
Children in the Victorian Workhouse
Description
Charles Dickens presents a topical chat show about workhouses in Victorian times. In 1861, 35,000 children under 12 lived and worked in workhouses in Britain. A workhouse boy, very like Charles Dickens's famous character Oliver Twist, reports on the living conditions there, including work picking out old ropes, harsh discipline and punishment by whipping. We move on to meet a workhouse cook and find out about the typical diet of a workhouse child. Finally, we meet the activist Thomas Barnado. He tells us about his work to improve life for poor children, including opening the first children's homes.
Classroom Ideas
This could begin a theme on the life of the poor in Victorian England. Having investigated areas such as life in the workhouse, jobs for children, living conditions and food they could make their own version of 'The Charles Dickens Show'. Pupils could also investigate the individuals who were important to the lives of Victorian children such as Barnardo. Pupils could write stories from the point of view of a Victorian child. They could compare the life of a Victorian child with a modern child. School could have a 'workhouse meal' to try out the foods eaten. Finally, pupils could find out about Dickens and his child characters.
Description
Charles Dickens presents a topical chat show about workhouses in Victorian times. In 1861, 35,000 children under 12 lived and worked in workhouses in Britain. A workhouse boy, very like Charles Dickens's famous character Oliver Twist, reports on the living conditions there, including work picking out old ropes, harsh discipline and punishment by whipping. We move on to meet a workhouse cook and find out about the typical diet of a workhouse child. Finally, we meet the activist Thomas Barnado. He tells us about his work to improve life for poor children, including opening the first children's homes.
Classroom Ideas
This could begin a theme on the life of the poor in Victorian England. Having investigated areas such as life in the workhouse, jobs for children, living conditions and food they could make their own version of 'The Charles Dickens Show'. Pupils could also investigate the individuals who were important to the lives of Victorian children such as Barnardo. Pupils could write stories from the point of view of a Victorian child. They could compare the life of a Victorian child with a modern child. School could have a 'workhouse meal' to try out the foods eaten. Finally, pupils could find out about Dickens and his child characters.