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Discover the ‘Memory Archive’ on People's Collection Wales and learn about dementia.Raising dementia awareness develops learners’ knowledge and understanding of this common life-changing condition. It can also provide them with valuable life skills allowing them to support people in their families and communities living with dementia.This resource:will introduce you to the ‘Memory Archive’ on People’s Collection Wales, an archive of images that you can use in reminiscence work with people living with dementiawill introduce you to Alzheimer’s Society’s teaching resources for schools that make it easy to teach and learn about dementiagives guidance on how you can use the Memory Archive in two practical reminiscence activities: Create a Memory Tree and Create a Memory Timelinesign-posts to other free dementia resources, highlighting ones that are available in Welsh and English Watch a short video about the Memory Archive. Foundation PhasePersonal and social development, well-being and cultural diversity, Knowledge and understanding of the worldKey Stage 2, 3 & 4Personal and social educationCurriculum for WalesHealth and Wellbeing, Digital Competence FrameworkLifelong LearningThis resource has been developed for use in schools but contains activities that could be used by people of any age to work with adults living with dementia. It could be used by families to support a family member or by those working within a care environment. Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.

COVID Digital Time Capsule

Capture Your pupils' COVID-19 Story.Throughout the centuries we have looked at diaries, photographs, documents and recordings, to help us understand other periods in history. This evidence from the past can allow us to see how people lived their day-to-day lives and how they coped during times of crisis.With your help, we'd like to create a COVID digital time capsule on the People’s Collection Wales website. Can you and your pupils contribute photos, stories and memories of things that changed during the pandemic? This digital record will help current and future generations to understand what it was really like to live through these challenging times. Foundation PhaseDigital competence framework, Personal and social development, well-being and cultural diversity, Knowledge and understanding of the world, Creative developmentKey Stage 2, 3 & 4Digital competence framework, Literacy skills, Education for sustainable development and global citizenshipCurriculum for Wales 2022Expressive arts, Health and well-being, Languages, literacy and communication, Digital competence framework Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource, and see our 'Rainbows in Windows' content here.

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic History in Wales

Wales is a multicultural nation, with migration into Wales strongly linked to our industrial past. Up to the present day, people have come to Wales to work, to study, to seek asylum and to live. We all contribute to the culture and history of Wales. In this Collection we aim to bring together the stories of ethnic minority people and communities in Wales.This resource is based on content currently published on People's Collection Wales. We are working to engage with organisations, communities and individuals to create a broader and more diverse representation of the people of Wales. This resource will grow as more content becomes available.Can you help? If you have content that will help tell the stories of ethnic minority individuals and communities in Wales (past and present) please add it to the People's Collection Wales. For help with uploading your content, see our How To Guides. If you know of published content that would enrich this resource, please leave a comment below or Contact us to help us to continue to expand this resource. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesAge / Progression Step: All(Most content here is suitable for all ages but teachers should review content before sharing it with learners. Some content, such as audio and video content relating to the 1919 race riots, may not be suitable.) Lifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development. Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class. Find content from many different PCW contributors in the Quick Links below and by viewing these PCW contributors and projects:Back-a-Yard projectJewish History Association of South Wales (JHASW)Newport Chinese Community CentreTreftadaeth Gymreig-Eidalaidd / Welsh-Italian HeritageSWICA CarnivalHistoricDockProjectBefore Freedom learning resource, Jazz Heritage WalesWindrush CymruYoung People's Digital Diversity Exchange

Collection of Victorian architectural drawings...

A collection of architectural drawings by the Newport architect R.G. Thomas (1820 - 1883).Thomas was an architect and engineer who spent most of his life in Australia, having emigrated from Britain in 1836. He returned to Britain in 1846, where he remained for a period of 15 years, most of which were spent in Newport. During this time he was involved in numerous diverse building projects ranging from a drainage system for a housing estate to designs for cottages and villas and from shop-fronts to schools, churches and town halls. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, HumanitiesHistory, Famous Welsh PeopleAge: 8-16 / Progression Step: 3, 4 & 5 Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Urban Meadow

Learn about bees, biodiversity and how to create your own meadow.In 2014, National Museum Cardiff created an Urban Meadow on the Museum grounds to provide a natural haven for local wildlife within the urban landscape. This pack is designed to support teachers and educators in preparing for a self-led visit to National Museum Cardiff, but can also be used to support learning inside and outside of the classroom. There are lots of ideas and activities to explore before your visit, at the Museum, and back at school. There is also a resources section at the back of the pack with worksheets and activities. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and Numeracy, Science and TechnologyHistory, GeographyAge: 5-11 / Progression Step: 2 & 3 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for a collection of images to accompany this Teaching Resource. The collection includes content from the resource, and extra images to enhance your pupils’ learning experience.

Time for Washing

An interactive iBook about washing clothes before washing machines. Designed to be used by your learners; includes games, archive material and suggested activities. There is also a PDF version (not interactive) if you don't have access to iOS (Apple).Can be used as a stand-alone resource, but best used to complement washday sessions at St Fagans National Museum of History , Big Pit National Coal Museum and the National Slate Museum - where there is a chance to have a go at some of the steps of the process with a facilitator. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and NumeracyHistoryAge: 5-8 / Progression Step: 2 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

Investigate the landscape of Wales - The...

What can we learn about the Landscape of Wales by investigating Falcon Hildred’s artwork?This teaching pack will support the learner to answer the question above, and develop an understanding of the materials used along with composition, techniques and tools. Follow the links to the collections of the digitised works to support your study and explore Falcon Hildred’s work further. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Expressive ArtsArt, History, Geography, Famous Welsh PeopleAge: 8-14 / Progression Step: 3 & 4 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

Patagonia collections

Iron Age Celts

Homes in the Age of the Princes

There were hundreds of castles in Wales built between the 10th and 14th centuries. Castles provided safe accommodation for the Welsh princes and their families, other classes of people lived in small villages or on small farmsteads. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesAge / Progression Step: All Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Homes in the Time of the Romans

Romans occupied Wales between AD 47 and about AD 410, and where they settled they built homes called villas. These were stone buildings with a bath house, heating system and mosaics. Oil, wine, pottery and glass were imported from across the Roman Empire. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesHistoryAge: 8-16 / Progression Step: 3, 4 & 5 Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

The Romans in Wales

Cardiff Millenium Stadium

Cardiff Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and the Wales national football team and also host to other large-scale events. It superceded Cardiff Arms Park in 1999. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesAge / Progression Step: AllHistory Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Urdd Gobaith Cymru

Welsh youth movement Urdd Gobaith Cymru, or The Urdd, was founded in 1922 to provide children and young people with the chance to learn and socialise in the Welsh language. Today, over 50,000 young people are members of the Urdd and the annual Eisteddfod is one of Europe's largest youth festivals.In 2022 we celebrate 100 years of the Urdd! Join the celebration by adding your photos and memories of the Urdd to People's Collection Wales.How to get involved:Find your photos or recordings of past Urdd events, activities or EisteddfodsOr join The Urdd's Centenary Birthday Party in 2022 and take some new photos and recordings!Add your Urdd content, memories and stories to People's Collection WalesOr send them to us via social media (see links to Twitter and Facebook at bottom of this page)Add the tag Penblwydd-Hapus-Urdd to your content and we will create a new collection which we will add to this resource For help with uploading your content, see our How To Guides or book a free 1-2-1 virtual support session with PCW Learning Officer Catalena for support. Curriculum for Wales 2022Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Digital Competence FrameworkAge / Progression Step: All Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class. See content related to the Urdd in the Quick links below or explore The Urdd account on PCW.

John Cornwell: Colliery photos

John Cornwell was a freelance photographer who took many photographs of collieries, mostly in south Wales and the English Midlands, both underground and on the surface, during the 1970s and early 1980s. He perfected a method of underground photography using the standard colliery lighting and was able to photograph coal faces, roadways, shafts and equipment with amazing clarity. In addition to photographing working mines he also recorded abandoned mine workings, above and below ground. John Cornwell was also well respected in the broader field of industrial archaeology. He published a number of books on Welsh and English collieries. The copyright of his south Wales images are now owned by National Museum Wales. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Expressive ArtsFamous Welsh PeopleAge / Progression Step: All Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

William Morgan's Welsh Bible of 1588

The publication of the first translation of the complete Bible by Bishop William Morgan in 1588 is recognised as one of the most important events in the history of the Welsh language. This collection contains a selection of pages from the Old Testament. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationFamous Welsh PeopleAge / Progression Step: All Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Owain Glyndŵr

Items to do with Owain Glyndŵr, leader of a Welsh revolt against the English crown between 1400 and 1409 and the last to claim the title of an independent prince of Wales. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesHistory, Famous Welsh PeopleAge / Progression Step: All Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Statues of the famous

Industrial Buildings by Falcon Hildred

Industrial buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries have been threatened in the last 50 years. Falcon’s drawings powerfully project a sense of what industrial buildings were all about, how they worked and how people’s lives were lived within and around them. Curriculum for WalesExpressive ArtsAge / Progression Step: All Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Churches and Chapels by Falcon Hildred

Churches and chapels are among the most prominent architectural components of worktowns. Sadly, churches and chapels have been among the most threatened categories of buildings in recent years, thus Falcon's records are of even greater importance. Curriculum for WalesExpressive ArtsAge / Progression Step: All Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class. Curriculum for Wales

Kyffin Williams paintings

Wales and the Tudor State, 1529-1588

Time of the Stuarts (1603-1714)

Hillforts

Kate Roberts (1891-1985)

Story and images relating to the life of one of Wales’ best loved authors who was born in the village of Rhosgadfan at the centre of the Welsh slate industry in 1891. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesAge / Progression Step: AllHistory, Famous Welsh People Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.