Humanities / Themed Days

Taught on boad our Victorian sailing ship HMS Gannet,  this hour long session for KS1 is a fun celebration of all things 'pirate'.  With dressing up, storytelling, singing and musical instruments for all to play, this is a rousing session for budding corsairs big and small!  Download the guide for further details.

This one hour pirate-themed session for KS2 takes place on the Victorian sloop HMS Gannet.  Pupils sing a sea shanty and learn about the origin of its lyrics.  They then investigate Pirate articles, each of which has a story to tell and gives the children an understanding of what life at sea was like.   The session concludes with a guided tour of the ship where children explore the roles of different crew members. Download the guide for further details.

This whole day of taught sessions offers great value for money.  With the last surviving Second World War destroyer and a genuine air raid shelter to explore, The Historic Dockyard Chatham is the perfect venue to inspire your pupils and fire their imaginations.

With so much to see and do - including wartime food to taste and 1940's dances to learn - the youngsters will hardly realise that they have had a history lesson at all.  Download the guide for further details.

With the Victorian sailing ship HMS Gannet to climb aboard and an authentic   19th century factory environment to explore, this whole day of taught activities really brings the Victorian era to life.

Pupils will dress up, cook ships' biscuits and even carry out their own factory inspection in our fabulous role play activity.  Download the guide for further details.

Ideal for those hoping to encourage reluctant writers, this whole day of literacy activities always proves a memorable experiece for those who take part.  Using a Second World War destroyer and a Cold War spy submarine as classrooms, your pupils will study an evocative wartime poem in the very environment in which it was written.  There's also the chance to make a sound recording and explore the submarine during an enemy attack.  Download the guide for further details.