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A typical week

Description

It鈥檚 Sunday and after church Tommy is writing his dad to tell him about his troublesome week at home. When is wash day and ironing day? When is the coal delivered and the baking done? What special meal does the family have on Friday? Find out why his neighbour, Isa, became very upset and how she helps Tommy enjoy some of his spare time when he鈥檚 not helping his family at home. Find out what Tommy writes in a letter to his dad who is away serving his country in the army, before he enjoys his Sunday afternoon listening to the band playing in the local park.

Classroom Ideas

Children at that time often made their own entertainment. Children could be encouraged to find out more about traditional games. Challenge pupils to design and make their own kites using the same materials: string, thin garden canes, brown paper and paste. Encourage pupils to plan their designs carefully and to make exact measurements, so everyone ends up with a neat finished kite. The children could test their kites and find out more about the forces (up-thrust, air resistance, gravity) that influence their flight. Do some shapes and sizes fly better than others? Pupils could conduct an experiment to find out. Hopscotch is a traditional game that has been played in Britain for many centuries. By teaching numbers up to 10, children could be taught how to play hopscotch in another language.

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