SCHOOLS OUTREACH PROGRAM – PEEP AT SHEEP – WOOL EXHIBITION IN A BOX
Eskbank House & Museum is pleased to be able to offer local primary schools an opportunity to borrow this valuable resource developed by the Department of Primary Industries during Term 4.
A Peep at Sheep is a classroom exhibition box about sheep and wool for lower primary students. Brimming with hands-on goodies and fun activities the kit is sure to capture the interests of your students.
In the box you will find a fleece, sheep skull, wool product samples, posters for display around the classroom covering topics such as wool processing, sheep breeds, wool history and amazing facts about wool. There is a puppet show focusing on the cooling and warming properties of wool which students can present to the class and a lovely story book about Timothy and Wobbly the Woolly sheep.
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The materials and activities contained in a Peep at Sheep best support the implementation of NSW Department of Education & Training’s Stage 1, Growing and Changing Connected Outcome Group (COG). The kit can also be used to support the Products and Services COG.
Teachers are encouraged to:
- Plan a visit to the Lithgow Library to see SPINNING YARNS – the Lithgow Tweed and Woollen Mills Story – an exhibition spanning the 150 years of operation of the Lithgow Woollen Mills from 18 September – 13 October. OR encourage students to visit the exhibition with their families during the school holidays.
- Fill in and fax back the Peep at Sheep reservation form ASAP.
- Plan an excursion to Megalong Valley Farm and Heritage Centre to look at farming from c1890 to today. www.megalongcc.com
Click here to download a form to reserve the exhibition box for your school
Click here to download teaching guide with curriculum linked activities
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