| Sarehole
Mill offers a range of teaching
sessions to Birmingham schools, covering
areas across the curriculum. Supported
visits are delivered
by a member of the Learning Department.
Listed below are details of some
of the most popular teaching sessions
available throughout the academic
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The
Wheels at the Mill…
This is an introductory session
for Foundation stage. Learn about
the Mill and its surroundings through
the medium of familiar rhymes.
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Little Red Hen
This session supports Literacy work
in KS1. Re-enact the tale around
Sarehole Mill with Little Red Hen
and her friends and then bake the
bread. This is a fabulous session
for KS1 pupils, a great way to
inspire literacy. Don’t forget
your camera; if time permits all
your pupils can dress up Victorian
style.
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The
Miller’s
Apprentice
This is an interactive session to
find out about Victorian childhood
for KS2. The children will all become
Miller’s apprentices. Find
out first hand about the dust, the
dirt, the dangers and the poor working
conditions. Learn about the superstitions
and tales surrounding Mills.
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Little
Red Hen – The
Sequel
Using Little Red Hen as a familiar
starting point, children will consider
the ethical and moral issues around
growing wheat and making flour and
bread in Britain and Ethiopia. This
is a cross-curricular session with
links also to History, Literacy,
Drama and D&T. The children will
experience many activities and approaches
to learning. This is ideal for harvest
time and Black History Month. Suitable
for upper KS1 & KS2.
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What on Earth?
You and your class can enjoy an exploration
of the great outdoors in the Shire
Country Park surrounding Sarehole
Mill, to coincide with the International
Year of Biodiversity 2010. This
is a cross-curricular approach
to learning with activities adapted
to the changing seasons. The session
will encourage enjoyment and appreciation
of the countryside, enable pupils
to explore their creativity and
develop their knowledge and skills
in the great outdoors.
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Water
Water Everywhere…
We can be very flexible in our approach
to these topics. We can tailor this
to your Geography schemes of work
investigating the River Cole or alternatively
we can combine it with ‘What
on Earth?’ for a truly cross-curricular
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Materials / Can Buildings
Speak?
Explore the buildings and materials
of the Mill with lots of engaging
activities. Learn how materials such
as clay, wood, glass, metal and stone
were used at Sarehole Mill.
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Feel the Force
This is an interactive session looking
at forces at work in the Mill.
Children will find out about friction,
gravity, gears and pulleys; they
will investigate what happens and
why.
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Our Daily Bread
The children will learn how the Mill
turned wheat into flour, have a
go themselves and then with the
children’s help we make bread
for you to take back to school.
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The Father Christmas
Letters
J.R.R.Tolkien spent many happy childhood
years exploring the surrounds of
Sarehole Mill and Moseley Bog. His
time spent there inspired many of
his writings. This special festive
visit will allow you to explore Tolkien’s
magical Christmas world. We will
use storytelling and drama techniques
to bring the stories to life supported
by arts and crafts to illustrate.
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