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An Object Handling Session at a Museum
Who will run the session?
- A museum employee?
- A freelance museum educator?
- A volunteer?
- The teacher?
Where will the session take place?
- In a teaching/education room?
- In one gallery in the museum?
- In several galleries?
- If in the museum, is there sufficient space for pupils to sit comfortably and for other
visitors to walk around?
How long will the session last?
- The length of the session will depend on the structure. For instance you might want a 10-minute introduction, 20 minutes of group work and 10 minutes plenary.
- The age of the children will also dictate a different timetable (Younger children will need a more frequent change of pace and activity.)
- Can the school combine the session with another or with a general museum visit, to make a full day trip?
- Getting the timing and balance of activity in the session is essential.
- Session can vary from a 10 minute introduction to a mainly teacher led visit to a menu of activities which can take up several hours.
Which Key Stage(s) will you target?
- How will you differentiate the different levels? E.g., through the story itself, through the activities.
- Talk to the teacher about how you will pitch it.
- Do you want to make the session cross- curricular? E.g., links to history/local history, geography, science.
Downloads
Planning a Literacy Session (Jenny Hastings. Word DOC, 40Kb).
Literacy Session Plan Mask (Brighton Museums and Galleries. Word DOC, 23Kb).
Now and
Then (Weald and Downland Museum. Word DOC, 40Kb).