We provide the follow site specific educational material:

- Tudor Trail Teacher's Resource pack - which covers the history of Penshurst Place during the Tudor period;

- Penshurst Place Woodland Trail Q & A sheet;

- Penshurst Place Toy Museum Quiz.

We can also provide information about the seven centuries of history of the gardens.

The following information provides further resources and links to external websites, with relevant cross-curricular resources, that we hope you will find useful when planning your visit.

Key Stage 1 - Toys

Guide your visit to the Toy Museum with the following information.

http://www.sgfl.org.uk/ICT/primaryICT/xcurricular/history/historyks1

Key Stage 3 - English

The Sidney family provided some literary greats, writing sonnets that may well have influenced Shakespeare's writing. They include the poet and courtier Sir Philip Sidney and his sister Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, followed later by their niece Lady Mary Wroth. Their portraits are in the State Rooms at Penshurst Place. See our Literary Links page for further information.

For materials see:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks3bitesize/english/index.shtml

Creating Poetry inspired by a place

http://www.engagingplaces.org.uk/am62047?id=EDR64170

We also have our stage garden which may be used to put on a performance, subject to timings of the visit. Or there is the Baron's Hall, which may also be available subject to the timings and availability.

For details of how to work with the theme of fruit, based on the line of the Ben Jonson poem, dedicated to Penshurst Place "Thy orchard fruit..", see below:

http://www.fruitfullschools.org/howto/curriculum_language.php

History and heritage resources (including portraits and buildings)

English Heritage Education resources at www.english-heritage.org.uk/education

Download a copy of their Heritage Learning magazine, packed with ideas and information on heritage learning. For more recent copies visit www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications.

BBC History and BBC Hands on History websites.

Kent's World War II defences (c) English Heritage. Includes information about Penshurst. Penshurst village had an active home guard and part of a key defence line, with pillboxes strategically placed across the Penshurst Estate. Further materials can be made available for study purposes.

Historic Royal Palaces Learning - videos on Tudor Cookery in Henry VIII's kitchens.

TES Primary KS1 History resources

TES Primary KS2 History resources

TES Secondary History resources

The built environment and architecture

See the Engaging Places website – resources for teachers.

Teachers lessons plans and resources – built environment

http://www.engagingplaces.org.uk/teaching+resources/art79828

Kent Architecture centre

http://www.engagingplaces.org.uk/am62282

FOR RESOURCES ON:

Architectural photography

Questioning architecture

Drawing buildings

http://www.northernarchitecture.com/education/resources.php

 

Outdoor learning - The natural environment and countryside

 

The Bushcraft Company at Penshurst Place.

For Key Stage 1 - Things I saw in the woods worksheet produced by Kent Wildlife Trust

For Key stage 2 and 3 - Clues I saw in the woods.

Also, visit the Woodland Trust website for free downloadable school resources related to Key Stage 2 & 3 and Curriculum for Excellence.

SEN resources: Growing schools scheme of work for woodland exploration.

Growing Schools initiative - Teacher's Garden Resource Pack including cross curricular links and activities.

Growing schools garden project - interactive online pupil resource.

Open Futures Grow it project managed by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

Tree Council Tree Ties project for schools. Find out more about planting and caring for a tree. Followed by a visit to the Sidney Oak on Penshurst Place estate - which is over 500 years old.

The Fruit-full schools project provides a variety of curriculum linked ideas to support learning about orchards and fruit. See the Orchards in the Penshurst Place Gardens.

Why farming matters: resources for primary school teachers covering KS2 Science, Geography and Citizenship; produced by FACE - Farming and Countryside Education.

Why farming matters: resources for secondary school teachers covering KS3 science and Geography.

 

Last updated: December 2012