What was life like for Muriel?

This is an ICT session, in which children explore the question: ‘What might life have been like for Muriel in 1887?’ Using a range of local and national websites, they discover how Brighton has changed since 1887, and what life was like for a Victorian girl. Optionally, the children use Powerpoint to present their findings. This session is likely to last for two lessons.

Resources available (both as a download and online)

Muriel’s letter (page 1 and 2)
Map of Brighton in 1890
Postcards of York Road and Western Road
List of websites about Victorian life

You can preview these resources in the Resources section. To download high-resolution copies, see below.

Learning intention

To use and investigate a primary source

To ask and answer questions, using evidence from a range of sources

To use a range of sources to build empathy and understanding of an era

To consider what life was like for children in the Victorian age

To understand how Brighton and Hove has changed since Victorian times

To understand that ways of life differed greatly across Victorian society

To find out about important figures in Victorian times

To present their findings in different ways

What was life like for Muriel?

Resources available (both as a download and online)

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