Resources to use in the palace (KS2)
Resources to use in the palace (KS2)
Look for, think about, imagine trails
These trails are intended for teachers and adult helpers to use with KS2 student groups whilst exploring different areas of the palace. They give suggestions of things to look for, things to think about and things to imagine. The things to think about are intended to be prompts for discussion - there are no right or wrong answers. The trails are designed to be printed out back to back and folded into an A5 size booklet.
Henry VIII's Apartments (PDF 1.03MB) >
Henry VIII's Kitchens (PDF 2.02MB) >
Baroque Trail (PDF 1.69MB) >
Garden Trail (PDF 1.07MB) >
History Detectives (PDF 1.98 MB) > 
Set your pupils the brief of being History Detectives and challenge them to find out more about the wealth, wives and personality of Henry VIII using Henry VIII's Apartments in the palace as their evidence. The trail is designed to be printed out back to back and folded into an A5 size booklet.
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Young Henry VIII's Story 
Explore this permanent exhibition at the palace with these three booklets. We suggest that a third of your group investigates Katherine of Aragon (this is the longest booklet), a third look at Henry VIII and the final third use the Wolsey booklets (the shortest of the three.)
You can then continue your learning back at school using the Word Bank worksheets and the Happy Graphs. These will help your pupils compare their findings with their classmates who were investigating a different character in the exhibition.
Katherine in 'Young Henry's Story' (PDF 542KB) >
Henry VIII in 'Young Henry's Story' (PDF 89KB) >
Wolsey in 'Young Henry's Story' (PDF 483KB) >
Happy Graphs (PDF 42KB) >
Word Banks (PDF 38KB) >
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How to download
All files are provided in PDF format. You can download Adobe Acrobat reader and use it to view these files.
