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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