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Fact Sheets & Fun Activities

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Find out more about Victorian times from buildings in and around Braintree to Mourning, Farming, Straw Plaiting, Victorian Lessons, Punishment, the Manor Street School, plus Handwriting Activities, Money and Sums Activities and more…

The Victorians Overview

Explore the fol lowing fact sheets and activities to find out more about Victorian times.

Paul Gauguin’s woodblock print Te Po

This resource is intended to be used by parents and teachers with primary aged children. It gives an introduction to Paul Gauguin’s woodblock print Te Po.

Manao Tupapau Print Making Activity

Look closely at Gauguin’s Manao Tupapau woodblock print and try out some of the marks he used to create light, shade and texture in the image.

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Design A Roman Necklace

YOU WILL NEED:
• A printer
• A4 paper
• Colouring pencils, felt tip pens, paint or crayons

Make a World War II Identity Card

During the war every person had to carry an identity card.

YOU WILL NEED:
• The template
• A pen or pencil

Victorian Straw Plaiting Activity

YOU WILL NEED:
• An A4 size (or about) piece of card(board) per plait
• String or wool
• Scissors and a pencil (or similar) to make holes in the card