Summary
| Duration | Full Day |
|---|---|
| Environment | Local History |
| Locations | Ushaw Historic House |
| Subject | History, Physical Education |
| Key Stage | KS1, KS2 |
Use your Sports Premium monies to discover the unusual games that the students at Ushaw used to play and compare and contrast these with traditional, local games and their modern day equivalents. Try your hand at: Cat, Keeping Up and Handball in the specialized area at Ushaw. Follow this with traditional local games like ‘KingO’, French Skippy, and Penny Toss. Finally, can you develop your own modern game for another group to play using the facilities at Ushaw?
| Duration | Full Day |
|---|---|
| Environment | Local History |
| Locations | Ushaw Historic House |
| Subject | History, Physical Education |
| Key Stage | KS1, KS2 |

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Bring History to the beach! Learn about the life of a stone age man. Children can knap their own flint tools and make a spark with a flint and steel.
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Discover the remarkable history of Ushaw and learn why it has been such a significant place in the local area since 1808. Start the day by being a ...
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What better way to delve into natural science through a hands-on experience of local wildlife, their habitats and survival behaviours. Through games, ...
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The natural environment abounds with wonderful resources to create natural art and design creations, installations and pictures. Limited only by your ...
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