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Museum Learning at TLHP
Museum Learning: Exploring objects to help us feel, think and remember.
At The Langley Heritage Primary, we integrate Museum Learning across the curriculum. Every year group enjoys trips; for example, Year 5s visit the V&A Museum to explore Islamic art. These trips and other experiences are memorable highlights that support learning in school.
Every year group has museum cases with objects and artefacts for them to explore. We update the content each half term to help their topics. One of our popular objects is a pink Apple Mac computer from 1999. Children are amazed by its funky color and size. Below are some examples of Museum Learning activities.
Caring for our waters
Children in Year 1 enjoy holding smooth and spikey sea shells. Gently they touch our red cluster head coral from the Philippines. They row with wooden oars and learn about objects that float. Our model boat collection was donated by the National Maritime Museum. These objects help us understand oceans and answer the question "How can we care for our waters?"
Dinosaur Day!
The Year 2s become paleontologists for the day. They explore real dinosaur fossils, learn about habitats and excavate the school grounds to check for any dinosaur remains. We haven't found any yet, perhaps next year.
Ancient Egypt
We take our Year 3s to the Eton Museum of Antiquities. This remarkable world-class museum, so close to us, has a fantastic collection from Ancient Egypt. Children come home inspired by life 5000 years ago.
Inventions
In Year 4 they look at inventions that changed the world. They reflect on how the invention process happens by investigating different objects like the spinning zoetrope.
Textiles
Year 5s use museum objects to ask the question "Do Clothes Define us?" Our collection of paper patterns from the 1940s to the 1980s helps them consider production techniques. What is the sustainability impact of clothing manufacturing? What do our clothes say about us?
The Windrush Generation
The Year 6s work with archive photographs, Nottinghill Carnival costumes and personal interviews. They critically reflect on these sources to evaluate the impact of the Windrush Generation on contemporary Britain.
Family Learning
Family Learning is important to us. As parents you will be invited to take part in activities like our free Family Coach to London. This is an annual trip, usually running in November. Families can travel for free to see the Science Museum, Museum of Natural History or the V&A Museum. We are also interested if you have stories to share. Play Together was a recent project where we invited grandparents and other relatives to introduce children to toys and games from the past.
You can see our vision for Museum Learning and read more about it HERE.
Our catalogue
Explore objects in our collection on eHive, our on-line catalogue HERE. This has objects from all over the world. Put Arbib in the search bar to just enjoy our objects.