Seaside, Schools Loans Box - Loan Box Subscription Service
Seaside, Schools Loans Box |
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In the box you will find a collection of original objects to use with your class to help them learn about the British Seaside, provoke conversation and support learning in the classroom. The teacher pack contains information about the objects in the box, local history links and suggested activities that will use the objects. Each activity stands alone and can be used independently of the others. The activities and objects in this box can be used to extend the topic of the British Seaside beyond the history curriculum. Object listThis list, from the teacher pack, shows the objects that are included in the Seaside Loans Box. |
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Child's sunhat - c.1960s–70s Even before we properly knew about how dangerous it could be to stay in the sun for too long, people were still concerned about the heat and wanted to keep children from suffering heat stroke and other such afflictions. 
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Men's woollen swimming trunks - 1950s Before we had plastics and lycra, lots of clothing items were made out of wool, this included swimming trunks! Whilst wool didn’t absorb as much water as cotton does, prolonged swims in the sea would still cause the trunks to get heavier and heavier and would make swimming quite difficult. 
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Starfish, Whelk shell, Scallop shell All of these can be found on the seashores of Britain. Starfish Starfish are closely related to sea-urchins and almost all starfish species have five arms. Despite their name they are not a fish. Scallop shell These large shells are often washed up on our beaches. Scallops live on sandy or gravelly patches offshore, and unlike most shelled molluscs, can swim short distances. Whelk shell Whelks are among the top predators of the mollusc world. They can sniff out their underwater prey from considerable distances and have a varied diet. They're also fast movers for snails – moving along the seabed at up to ten centimetres per minute. 
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Postcards from the Isle of Wight A collection of postcards that could be bought on the Isle of Wight and sent home. A few have typical messages on the back that were written to people back home. 
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Wooden flip flop sandals - 1970s A pair of wooden flip flops, whilst the design might have stayed the same, the materials have changed! These would have been highly sought after by children, but were actually quite uncomfortable. 
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