Resources
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The following resources are available to support classroom and museum learning.
Worksheets
We offer many worksheets for use in our galleries to support independent visits
for all key stages. They can be downloaded here as Microsoft Word documents:
Key Stage 1
Booth Museum of Natural History
Parts
of the Skeleton - Key Stage 1 & 2 [MS Word 129K]
Skeleton
Trail [MS Word 383K]
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Find and Colour the Gallé cat [MS Word
100K]
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Plates [MS Word 200K]
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Trail [MS Word 37K]
Fashion
& Style Gallery - I Spy Trail [MS Word 25K]
Fashion
& Style Gallery - I Would Like to Wear...[MS Word 26K]
Fashion
& Style Gallery - If I was going to... [MS Word 25K]
Fashion
& Style Gallery - Pattern [MS Word 20K]
Images
of Brighton Gallery - Seaside [MS Word 68K]
Performance
Gallery - Materials [MS Word 121K]
Performance
Gallery - Trail [MS Word 25K]
World
Art Gallery - Animals [MS Word 25K]
World
Art Gallery - Materials [MS Word 25K]
Hove Museum & Art Gallery
The
Wizard's Attic - Dolls [MS Word 85K]
The
Wizard's Attic - Drawing a Toy [MS Word 26K]
The
Wizard's Attic - How Does This Toy Work? [MS Word 45K]
The
Wizard's Attic - Toys and Materials [MS Word 26K]
The
Wizard's Attic - Toy Hunt [MS Word 88K]
The Royal Pavilion
Gardens
- Group Leader Sheet - Key Stage 1 & 2 [MS Word 27K]
Gardens
- Drawing the Royal Pavilion [MS Word 25K]
Downstairs
- Group Leader Sheet [MS Word 950K]
Upstairs
- Group Leader Sheet [MS Word 309K]
Key Stage 2
Booth Museum of Natural History
Animal
Adaptation [MS Word 277K]
Parts
of the Skeleton - Key Stage 1 & 2 [MS Word 129K]
Tails,
Teeth and Toes [MS Word 273K]
Teeth
[MS Word 133K]
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Animals [MS Word 40K]
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Find and Pattern the Gallé cat [MS Word
124K]
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Chairs [MS Word 308K]
Body
Gallery - How we Look [MS Word 33K]
Exploring Brighton Gallery - Brighton in World War II (MS Word 388K)
Fashion
& Style Gallery - I Would Wear This When...[MS Word 25K]
Fashion
& Style Gallery - Pattern [MS Word 26K]
Local
History Galleries - Now and Then [MS Word 153K]
Performance
Gallery - Masks [MS Word 27K]
World
Art Gallery - Masks [MS Word 26K]
World
Art Gallery - Totem Pole [MS Word 25K]
World
Art Gallery - Materials [MS Word 26K]
Hove Museum & Art Gallery
The
Wizard's Attic - How Does This Toy Work [MS Word 20K]
The Royal Pavilion
Gardens
- Naming the Buildings [MS Word 5.39MB]
Gardens
- Drawing the Royal Pavilion [MS Word 26K]
Downstairs
- Group Leader Sheet [MS Word 951K]
Upstairs
- Group Leader Sheet [MS Word 309K]
Key Stage 3
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Chair Design 1 [MS Word 26K]
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Chair Design 2 [MS Word 23K]
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Chair Design Features [MS Word 283K]
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Chair Design Solutions [MS Word 20K]
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Design a Chair [MS Word 25K]
20th
Century Art & Design Gallery - Object Study [MS Word 26K]
Body
Gallery - Image & Identity [MS Word 29K]
Exploring Brighton Gallery - Brighton in World War II (MS Word 472K)
Fashion
& Style Gallery - Decoration [MS Word 27K]
Fashion
& Style Gallery - Image & Identity [MS Word 30K]
Fashion
& Style Gallery - Renegade [MS Word 27K]
Local
History Galleries - Development of Brighton [MS Word 26K]
Performance
Gallery - Masks & Puppets [MS Word 26K]
Performance
Gallery - Image & Identity [MS Word 29K]
World
Art Gallery - Image & Identity [MS Word 28K]
World
Art Gallery - Object Study [MS Word 25K]
NEW!
Making the Most of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery - Independent Visit Guide for KS3+ Art & Design Teachers
Find out more about the collections, galleries and themes in the museum as well as highlighted key objects. The pack also includes ideas for activities and advice on planning your visit. The pack can be adapted for other key stages. Download the pack as two PDF's:
Planning your Visit and Suggested Activities [PDF 572KB]
Galleries and Themes [PDF 1.5MB]
Image and Identity Teachers’ Resource Pack
For use in the classroom and in the galleries at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
You can download a free copy here as a Microsoft Word document:
Image
and Identity Teachers' Resource Pack [MS Word 3.13MB]
Citizenship Image & Identity Classroom and Gallery Resource
By focusing on the KS3 Citizenship concepts of diversity, tolerance and respect, the resource seeks to develop students’ understanding of similarities between different cultures and groups in society, and of the interdependence and social responsibilities we have towards one another as global citizens.
For use in the classroom and in Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
Citizenship Image & Identity Resource [MS Word 1.5MB]
Diwali Online Resource
A learning resource promoting awareness of this important Hindu festival and reflecting
a long-standing partnership between Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and the
Hindu Women's Group. Find out more about Diwali
Royal Pavilion Learning Links Teachers Pack
Using This Teacher Pack (MS Word 76KB)
A Potted History of the Royal Pavilion and The prince Regent (MS Word 148KB)
Pavilion Lesson: History (MS Word 1.5mb)
An illustrated tour of the Royal Pavilion (MS Word 532kb)
An image to aid discusion in health and nutrition (Gif file 96KB)
Art Suggestions (MS Word 508KB)
Suggested Literacy Links (MS Word 260KB)
Suggested Numeracy Links (MS Word 80KB)
Science Unit 6D section 5 (MS Word 572KB)
Discover the Royal Pavilion and the Local History of Brighton
A cross curricular teacher resource pack for all key stages
Discover the Royal Pavilion resource pack (PDF 4.3MB)
Discover the Royal Pavilion visit worksheets (PDF80KB)
A printed version of this pack is available for purchase at the Royal Pavilion Shop for £7.99. Tel: 01273 292798
History CD ROM Collection
For use in the classroom and to support independent visits to the Local History
galleries at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
Titles:
Brighton Seaside Then & Now (KS1)
Victorian Brighton (KS2)
Brighton During WW2: The Home Front (KS2)
The Growth of Brighton (KS3)
Cost: £5
Available from: Museum shops
Access Africa
A general introduction to Africa and studying cultures other than our own.
The pack includes:
- a colourful map of Africa
- images and information on objects from the collections
- supporting activities for use in the classroom and at Brighton Museum
& Art Gallery
Cost: £10
Available from: Museum shops
Loan Service
Natural History Specimens Loans - Booth Museum of Natural History
We can loan you a variety of items from our collections such as birds, mammals,
insects, fossils and shells.
Loans are available for collection between 2pm – 4.30pm on Tuesdays and
Fridays. Loans cannot be booked in advance. A charge of £3 is made for
each loan for one calendar month.
To book a natural history loan telephone 01273 292777.
School Loan Boxes
Handle history in your classroom with objects from Brighton & Hove Museums’ collection.
These unique resources provide an opportunity to gain an insight into different cultures by studying real objects. They enable students to make deductions about societies, cultures, collectors, beliefs, and customs through close observation and discussion.
Boxes to hire:
Mask 1+2 – masks from around the world
Performance - a range of objects such as masks, puppets, theatre programmes and small percussion instruments
Kettles – explore the history of design and materials
Each loan box contains information about the subject and each object, lesson ideas, curriculum links and images.
Pre-School Loan Boxes
Borrow a box full of history from Brighton & Hove Museums.
These unique resources support the foundation stage by promoting a sense of time and/or culture which underpins the ‘knowledge and understanding of the world’ early learning goal.
Each loan box contains a selection of themed artefacts, object information, suggested activities and story books to stimulate the imagination of under 5s. Each box contains a training video showing a museum teacher demonstrating how to handle the objects and how to structure and lead a session.
Boxes to hire:
India – contemporary everyday objects from India
Playtime – a range of useable replica and original Victorian toys
At Home – everyday Victorian household objects
Historical Children’s Clothing - discover how children dressed 100 years ago
Washday – do your weekly laundry the Victorian way with possers and dolly tubs
How to book:
-
Loan boxes are kept at Preston Manor where there are ample parking facilities
- Loans must be collected on Fridays and returned on Tuesdays 10am-4.30pm
- They can be hired for three weeks - £6.50 per loan
- For more information and to book telephone 01273 292770
Brighton History Centre
Located on the first floor of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery the Brighton
History Centre provides access to:
census returns, street directories, parish registers, newspapers and periodicals
dating back to 1749, nearly 50,000 photographs, oral histories of local
people and much more.
For further information about Brighton History Centre resources telephone
01273 296972 or visit the City
Libraries website.
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