Village Uncovered – Marton KS2

A history, drama and art project

This resource was created in collaboration with arts and heritage officers at West Lindsey District Council Lincolnshire County Council and is intended to help teachers explore local and national history with the help of drama and art.

To find out more about heritage in your local area contact your local Historic Environment Record Officer:

• In Lincolnshire: Historic Environment Team, Planning, Lincolnshire County
  Council, Witham Park House, Waterside South, Lincoln LN5 7JN.
  Email: lincssmr@lincolnshire.gov.uk
  Phone: 01522 552363
• In Nottinghamshire: Conservation Group, Nottinghamshire County Council, Floor
  6, Trent Bridge House, Fox Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6BJ
  Email: virginia.baddeley@nottscc.gov.uk
  Phone: 0115 9772162

In Lincolnshire you can also search the HER records on-line by logging on to the Heritage Gateway at www.heritagegateway.org.uk Contact details of other HERs can also be found on the Heritage Gateway.

Lincs to the Past is a website where not only HER records can be searched, but also those of the Lincolnshire Archives, Museums and Library non-fiction catalogue are available. There are also further learning packages available.

Drama and art can be used in very interesting and innovative ways to interpret any aspect of heritage very effectively, particularly in schools. These media allow the children to learn about heritage through the research they carry out towards the final products, and through role play they may feel empathy with people from the past. They will also learn how to communicate this to an audience in engaging ways. This package will focus on Romans in Marton, and for pupils at Key Stage 2, but the principles could be applied far more widely.

There are many aspects of the National Curriculum with which this pack could help with the teaching of Key Stage 2, in particular:

Art and design:
All aspects of the Curriculum

Design and Technology:
1. Developing, planning and communicating ideas
2. Working with tools, equipment, materials and components to make quality products

English:
3. Group discussions and interaction
4. Drama

Geography:
3. Knowledge and understanding of places

History:
All aspects of the Curriculum