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Keystages: Lower key stage 2

Coal mining

Coal mining

Bring your coal mining teaching to life with our topic box full of real and replica objects relating to Barnsley and beyond.

Anglo- Saxons

Anglo- Saxons

Explore the Anglo-Saxon period in your classroom with our loan box

Stone Age

Stone Age

Introduce your pupils to their Stone Age topic with our prehistoric loan box

Field to flour

Field to flour

Explore the journey of wheat to flour in this hands-on workshop

Barnsley's Industries

Barnsley's Industries

Explore Barnsley's industries with our loan box, available to hire to support your classroom learning. Includes objects related to coal mining, glass making and textiles.

Toys

Toys

Explore toys in the past with our loan box, available to hire to support your classroom learning.

Vikings

Vikings

Hire our loan box filled with real and replica objects and bring your Vikings topic to life.

WW2 Evacuees

WW2 Evacuees

Find out all about life as an evacuee during WW2 with this beautifully handmade loan box, focussing on childhood during the war.

WW2: Evacuees Online

WW2: Evacuees Online

Find out what it was like to be evacuated to Cannon Hall during WW2 in this live 45 minute Zoom session

Virtual Victorians

Virtual Victorians

Bring your Victorians topic to life in the classroom with our live 45 minute online workshop!

Stone Age to Iron Age

Stone Age to Iron Age

Bring prehistory to life as your class discover how to be archaeologists for the day.

Deep Down Underground

Deep Down Underground

Pupils will explore coal mining in Barnsley using objects and maps from our inspiring archive and museum collections.

WW2

WW2

Pupils meet the Cook and Land Girl at Cannon Hall and become evacuees for the day in this immersive workshop.

Victorian Kitchen

Victorian Kitchen

Your pupils will transform into Victorian servants for the day! Come and join us!