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Lockdown Digital Time Capsule

Capture Your Pupils' COVID-19 Lockdown Story. Throughout the centuries, diary entries, photographs, documents and recordings help us to understand other historical periods and how people lived their day to day lives, especially during times of crisis. With your help, we'd like to create a digital time capsule on the People’s Collection Wales website. This will enable current and future generations to understand your pupils' story during these challenging times.   Foundation Phase Digital competence framework, Personal and social development, well-being and cultural diversity, Knowledge and understanding of the world, Creative development Key Stage 2, 3 & 4 Digital competence framework, Literacy skills, Education for sustainable development and global citizenship Curriculum for Wales 2022 Expressive Arts, Health and Well-being, Languages, Literacy and Communication   Learning Activity Pack This 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.

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Angels of Wales eBook

The Angels of Wales eBook is designed for 7-11 year olds and tells the story of Angelsharks in Wales. The eBook covers information on Angelshark ecology, history of Angelsharks in Wales and how people are working together to safeguard the future of this species in Wales. Access the eBook on the Angel Shark Project: Wales website   Key Stage 2 Science, Art and Design, Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Curriculum for Wales 2022 Science and Technology, Expressive Arts   Learning Activity Pack This resource provides learning activities for your students. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

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Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) History...

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. There is currently more content about African and Caribbean people and communities than other ethnic minority groups, and this is reflected in this resource. 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.   Foundation Phase Personal and social development, well-being and cultural diversity, Knowledge and understanding of the world (Most content here is suitable for Foundation Phase 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.) Key Stage 2, 3 & 4 History, Education for sustainable development and global citizenship, Religeous education Curriculum for Wales 2022 Humanities   Collection We 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 project Jewish History Association of South Wales (JHASW) Newport Chinese Community Centre Treftadaeth Gymreig-Eidalaidd / Welsh-Italian Heritage SWICA Carnival HistoricDockProject

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Oral History: A Guide for Schools

History is all around us. We only have to ask our own families and communities. They can tell us enough stories to fill a library of books. This kind of history is called ORAL HISTORY. Documents and books often concentrate on famous people and big events. But many people’s experiences and voices have been hidden from history. Oral history fills in the gaps and gives us history which includes everyone. With digital technology, anyone can preserve oral histories and share them with others. It is a wonderful way of developing digital and interviewing skills while learning about history.  It can build the confidence of young people and respect between generations. This guide has been created in partnership by the Oral History Society and People’s Collection Wales. It offers helpful advice on getting started with an oral history project in your school or community.   Key Stage 2, 3 & 4 History, Literacy Skills, Digital Competence Framework   Learning Activity Pack This resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource. 

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On Your Doorstep - Parish Registers

Using archives to explore local history. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using parish registers as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history.  The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources.   Key Stage 2History, Literacy skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for KS2. 

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On Your Doorstep - Newspapers

Using Archives to Explore Local History. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using newspapers as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history.   The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources. Key Stage 2History, Literacy skills, Geography Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for KS2. 

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On Your Doorstep - Maps

Using Archives to Explore Local History. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using Ordnance Survey and tithe maps as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It  forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local  history. The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources.   Key Stage 2History, Literacy skills, Geography Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for KS2. 

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On Your Doorstep - Census Returns

Using Archives to Explore Local History. This resource explores how you can investigate the history of your locality using census returns as a type of source found in local and national archives or record offices in Wales. It forms part of a series forming the basic building blocks for finding out about local history. The resource is intended as a guide for teachers, helping them to use primary sources in the classroom. The resource can also help teachers work with their local archive to locate similar sources for their own locality. It aims to introduce teachers and students to the types of archival sources used for local history and to familiarise them with the form, appearance and content of the sources. Key Stage 2History, Literacy skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of 8 relating to 'Using Archives to Explore Local History' for KS2. 

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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. Foundation PhaseKnowledge and understanding of the world, Literacy, Numeracy Lower Key Stage 2History, Literacy, Numeracy Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content.

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Case Study: What was school like in Roman times?

Kids in Museums Takeover Day at National Roman Legion Museum.Students from Lodge Hill Primary School came to the National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon as part of the Kids in Museums Takeover Day, 2017. They took over to tell the story of what school was like in Roman times when girls were not allowed to attend school. They wrote, scripted and filmed this video. Key Stage 2History, Digital Competence Framework, Computing, Literacy skills Case StudySee how other schools have used our website to give you ideas for your own digital projects. 

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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. Key Stage 2 & 3Art, History, Geography, Famous Welsh People Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content.  

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Case Study: Life of a Roman Soldier

For Kids in Museums Takeover Day 2015, pupils from St Woolos Primary School, were given a tour of the National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, including a special visit to the 'behind the scenes' collection area. Here the children saw and held Roman objects that are rarely seen by the public, some of them only recently found at the site. Using what they had learnt as inspiration the pupils then wrote, recorded and starred in their own film. See their fantastic re-enactment of the life of a Roman soldier, living and training in the Roman barracks at Isca (now Caerleon) nearly 2000 years ago.   Key Stage 2 History, Digital Competence Framework, Computing, Literacy skills   Case Study See how other schools have used our website to give you ideas for your own digital projects.  

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Chapels and churches in Patagonia

As soon as they had settled in the Camwy Valley in 1865, the Welsh settlers began to hold formal religious services in the plain wooden storehouse which had been built in the centre of the village of Caer Antur. The Reverends Abraham Matthews and Lewis Humphreys (Congregationalist ministers) took it in turn to lead the Sunday service.  Key Stage 3History, Religious education Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of nine relating to Patagonia for KS3.

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The history of the Welsh language in Patagonia

Emigration was an ordinary aspect of life in nineteenth-century Wales. Economic hardship, above anything else, caused thousands of Welsh people to leave their native communities in search of a better life in the United States. Yet, while there was hope of a better standard of living in North America, many immigrants were aware of the danger that they would lose their national characteristics as they and their descendents assimilated into American society. Michael D. Jones observed this tendency during a visit to the United States in 1848-9 and he was convinced of the need for a Welsh settlement in Patagonia as a means of safeguarding the language, customs and religion of his compatriots. In Michael D. Jones’s mind, the establishment of a settlement where the Welsh language had official status would allow the national identity of the immigrants to flourish unhindered.  Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of nine relating to Patagonia for KS3.

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Early Schools in the Welsh Settlement - Patagonia

Soon after the first settlers had made their new home on the banks of the River Chupat, they constructed a wooden building to accomodate the first school in Patagonia. The Rev. Lewis Humphreys, originally from Ganllwyd, was appointed as schoolmaster. Children of all ages attended the school, where they could receive their education through the medium of Welsh.  Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of nine relating to Patagonia for KS3.

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Dark times - floods and emigration - Patagonia

To cap it all, the Camwy Valley was struck in 1899 by the worst floods since the arrival of the first Welsh settlers in 1865. According to contemporary reports, it rained in the Camwy Valley for more than three weeks, which caused the level of the river to rise at a rate of fifteen inches every twelve hours. Homes and property were damaged and settlers escaped to higher ground for safety.  Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of nine relating to Patagonia for KS3.

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Crossing the Patagonian plains: from the Camwy...

In the early 1870s some of the most adventurous Welsh settlers felt a desire to explore the extensive lands which surrounded the Settlement.  Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of nine relating to Patagonia for KS3.

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Before Freedom, Jazz Heritage Wales

This resource tells the story of Willis, a slave who arrived in Swansea on the 2nd of February 1833, and was freed. Placing the story in the context of the Slave Trade and the Welsh and other people who helped to end it, it becomes relevant to todays children. Key Stage 2History Learning Activity PackThese resources stand alone, and we would be grateful if Jazz Heritage Wales is acknowledged when they are used, and that completed evaluation forms are sent to [email protected] 

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Early days in Patagonia

Shortly after the 'Mimosa' had anchored in New Bay on 27 July 1865, Captain George Pepperrell, the surgeon Thomas Greene, and some half a dozen of the male passengers, decided to disembark and inspect the land. It is said that Hugh Hughes (Cadfan Gwynedd) was the first of the emigrants to set foot on Patagonian soil.  Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of nine relating to Patagonia for KS3.

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The native Patagonians and the Welsh settlers

The Welsh were not the first inhabitants of Patagonia. For centuries, indigenous tribes had lived on the Patagonian plains, speaking their own language and practising their own customs. Among them were the 'Tehuelche', a nomadic tribe which originated from the area between the River Negro and the Strait of Magellan. It was the Tehuelche who had the most contact with the Welsh settlers during the nineteenth century.  Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of nine relating to Patagonia for KS3.

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Patagonia collections

Links for several collections suitable for learning on Patagonia Key Stage 3History; Geography; Religious Education; Welsh Language CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

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Patagonia - The voyage of the 'Mimosa'...

On 28 May 1865, the first group of Welsh emigrants began its long journey from Liverpool to Patagonia. Although many of the 150 passengers aboard the 'Mimosa' would probably have been anxious about the voyage ahead, they would also have been relieved that the waiting was over and that they were starting on their journey to South America. Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of nine relating to Patagonia for KS3.

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Establishment of the Welsh Settlement in Patagonia

The idea of establishing a specifically 'Welsh' community in another part of the world emerged long before the mid-nineteenth century.  Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of nine relating to Patagonia for KS3.

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Paul Robeson: Stage & Screen

Paul Robeson becomes famous. This unit supports development of enquiry skills by looking at the stage and screen appearances of Paul Robeson. It also looks at the typecasting of actors and the stereotyping of the roles of people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of six relating to Paul Robeson for KS3.

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Change and Conflict in Wales, 1900-1918

Change and Conflict in Wales, 1900-1918 Key Stage 3History CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

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Island Farm prisoner of war camp

Island Farm prisoner of war camp, Bridgend, 1939-1945. Built to house the munitions workers from the factory at Bridgend, Island Farm then became a POW Camp and saw the largest mass escape on British soil.   Key Stage 2, 3 & 4 History   Collection We have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

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Paul Robeson: Global Citizen

What part did Paul Robeson have to play in helping to shape changes to civil rights around the world? This unit supports investigations into a significant person from the twentieth century who was an international figure but with links to Wales. It encourages investigations and analysis of the role of Robeson in civil rights movements and how he has contributed to shaping the world we live in today. Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of six relating to Paul Robeson for KS3.

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Iron Age Celts

Items relating to Iron Age Celts Key Stage 2History CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

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20th century individuals and events

20th century individuals and events   Key Stage 3History CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

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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. Key Stage 2History CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

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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.  Key Stage 2History CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

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Paul Robeson: An Education

What early experiences of racism did Robeson have? This unit supports pupils’ development of enquiry skills by looking at some of the evidence of the early years of Robeson’s life. What challenges and experience of racism did Robeson have in his daily lives as African-American living in early twentieth century United States of America? Key Stage 3History Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. It is one of a series of six relating to Paul Robeson for KS3.

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The Romans in Wales

Items relating to the Romans in Wales  Key Stage 2History CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

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Slavery

Items and images relating to slavery. Key Stage 3History CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

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