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Ready, Steady, Cook!
When paired with a trip to Aston Hall's kitchen, this activity is a good way to practice recall and descriptive language. Without literally being in the kitchen, it could actually be an even better activity! Students could use their...
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Aston Hall - Story About the Kitchen
In this history and writing learning exercise, students pretend they are a scullion or a maid in the kitchen at Aston Hall. They then write a story about the kitchen on the day the king came to visit.
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Aston Hall: A Jacobean House
In this history activity, students write down the evidence they see at Aston Hall to support 6 different statements about the hall. They then use their notes to answer 3 questions.
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Aston Hall is Built From...
In this history worksheet, students fill in the 7 boxes showing which parts of Aston Hall are built from which materials: lead, glass, stone, mortar, wood, brick and tiles.
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Aston Hall: KS2 History
In this history learning exercise, students answer 19 questions about what they see at Aston Hall. These questions pertain to the outside of the house and the individual rooms in the house.
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Symmetry
In this symmetry learning exercise, students find examples of 3 different types of symmetry in their surroundings and draw them in the boxes provided. The types of symmetry are reflective symmetry, symmetry along a line and symmetry...
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Things I Value in Aston Hall
In this things that I value in Aston Hall worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing about or drawing things that they find valuable in each room of Ashton Hall. They choose the room that they value the most before...
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Looking After Aston Hall
In this visiting a historical museum worksheet, students examine a basic map of Aston Hall, a 400 year old building open to the public. Inside each room box, students write hints and rules for visitors to help them behave properly on a...
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: The Stuarts and the Civil War
A reference page describing the seige of Aston Hall. Learn about the history of Aston Hall through information about who built it, life at the time it was built, and the reconstruction after the seige.
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: The Victorians
Learn about Aston Hall during the Victorian Age! Reference page includes background information, Victorian artefacts, and a Victorian quiz.
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: What Is Aston Hall Built From?
Learn about the materials Aston Hall, a Jacobean mansion house, is built from by clicking on the parts in the picture.
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Where Is It in the Kitchen?
A look inside Aston Hall's kitchen. This kitchen was built in the 14th-century and is located in England. Also included is a worksheet that students can fill out as they explore the diagram of the kitchen.
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Aston Hall
A diagram of Ashton Hall showing the location of key parts of the home. The home was built over 400 year ago in Birmingham, England.
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: The Tudors
A look into life in England, Wales, and Ireland during the rule of the Tudor family. Website includes PowerPoints about the War of the Roses, Aston Halls, and the Tudors family tree.
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Take a Seat!
Take a virtual seat in the chairs that can be found in Aston Hall. The page includes a picture and description of these unique chairs.
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: A Very Old Kitchen
Explore kitchen equipment from the Victorian period of late nineteenth century England.