School Workshops & Resources

Explore the Museum’s art collections and try different art techniques in these hands-on learning sessions.

Lowry Landscapes
Keystages: KS1, KS2
Subject: History, Art & Design

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Learn about the history of Sunderland in these learning sessions. Sessions can be adapted to suit a local study topic.

Anglo-Saxon Bede Bags
Keystages: KS1, KS2

Subject: History, Local Study

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Museum in a Box is Sunderland Museums’ loans box service which provides a huge variety of real and replica objects to support learning in the classroom.

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Explore science topics including Growing Plants, Bones & Skeletons, Animal Quest (habitats), Wonderful Water (the water cycle) and Dinosaurs.

Growing Plants
Keystages: KS1, KS2
Subject: STEM

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Explore the topic of tropical rainforests in our interactive rainforest sessions including Rainforest Explorers: The Basics, Animal Adventure Tour, Art Explosion and Persuasive Writing.

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Please see below all of our downloadable Learning Resources for Schools and Learning Groups. Teacher or Group led sessions only.

 

Ladybird Trail Shapes and Patterns Scavenger Hunt – Winter Gardens – EYFS & KS1 Ladybird Trail Questions for Group Leaders – Winter Gardens – EYFS & KS1 Rainforest Explorers Trail – Winter Gardens – KS1 Rainforest Animals Hunt – Worlds Alive Gallery – KS1 Mowbray Park Sculptures Colouring Sheet – KS1Coal Scavenger Hunt – General Museum KS1 & 2 Can You Find Trail – General Museum – KS1 & 2 Animal Scavenger Hunt – General Museum KS1 & 2 Mowbray Park Sculptures – Teacher’s Information – KS1 & 2Launched on Wearside Quizsheet – KS2 Coal Gallery Quizsheet – KS2 Anglo Saxon Trail – General Museum – KS2 Rainforest Explorers Trail – Winter Gardens – KS2 Victorians Trail – General Museum – KS2 Rainforest Animals Quizsheet – Worlds Alive Gallery – KS2 Mowbray Park Sculpture Trail – KS2 Museum in a Box list – 2018

British Science Week: Joseph Swan and the Wonder of Electricity
Wednesday 11 March – Friday 13 March 2020

In-school assemblies and workshops for Sunderland Schools
£200 per day (subsidised rate)

Experts from Green Shift Educational Services will visit your school to work with Year 4 and Year 6 pupils to explore electricity and circuits with a focus on Sunderland inventor Joseph Swan. Museum staff will also give a 30 minute assembly on Sunderland Inventors during the day.

To book a day for your school please contact Marie Harrison on 0191 5618608 or e-mail [email protected]