Victoria: Dear Diary...

How did Queen Victoria spend her time at Windsor Castle? How were family occasions and royal events celebrated here? What were 'dine and sleep's? Using hands-on artefacts and replica costume we investigate this and more in our interactive session.

Session Learning Objectives:

• To encourage the children to discover how we can identify if the Monarch is in residence.
• To stimulate the children’s interest in the official and private life of Queen Victoria and her family at Windsor Castle, evidenced by artefacts and archival material.
• To develop skills in identifying areas of Windsor Castle and its treasures that relate to Queen Victoria, in addition to other related objects and documents from the past.
• To encourage discussion on how different life was in Victorian times from today. 

In this session children will:

• Use discussion and enquiry skills to explore facsimile royal documents, such as pages from Queen Victoria's diaries, as sources
• Handle Victorian artefacts, including some belonging to Queen Victoria herself, and participate in dressing up.
• Be encouraged to look at writing a diary entry for themselves, perhaps about their visit to The Castle!

Please note: some of the activities involve a selection of pupils demonstrating concepts to the rest of the group.

Available on Weekdays

Duration: 40 - 45 minutes  

Children were engaged and enjoyed learning about Victoria and the Castle.  A great use of resources.

Year 3 teacher