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THE BEATLES STORY LEARNING RESOURCE PACK A Comprehensive Guide for Key Stage 1 and 2 www.beatlesstory.com Britannia Vaults, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AD Tel: +44 (0)151 709 1963 Fax: +44 (0)151 708 0039 E-mail: [email protected] CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Booking your visit 3 Learning Aims, Objectives and Outcomes 4 History at Key Stage 2 6 Art at Key Stage 2 7 Discovery Zone Curriculum Links at KS2 11 Political, Economic and Social Influences 1940 – 1950 13 Political, Economic and Social Influences 1950 – 1960 15 Influences on Popular Music of the 1960’s 17 Beatles Time Line 18 John Lennon Fact Sheet 19 Paul McCartney Fact Sheet 20 George Harrison Fact Sheet 21 Ringo Starr Fact Sheet 22 Suggested Classroom Activities - Ideas for History 23 Suggested Classroom Activities - Ideas for Music 24 Suggested Classroom Activities - Ideas for Literacy 25 Suggested Classroom Activities - Ideas for Art 26 Worksheets A-D 37 Geography: River Walk Map KS1 and KS2 40 Pre-Visit Quiz 41 Post-Visit Quiz 42 The Beatles’ Discography 1962 - 1970 tel:0151 709 1963 www.beatlesstory.com INTRODUCTION Located within Liverpool’s historic Albert Dock, We have linked the story of the Beatles, their the Beatles Story is a unique visitor attraction early lives, their fame and combined creativity that transports you on an enlightening and to selected areas of the National Curriculum: atmospheric journey into the life, times, culture history, literacy, art and music to actively and music of the Beatles. encourage and involve children in their own learning. Since opening in 1990, the Beatles Story has continued to develop our learning resources to Whether your school follows established create a fun and educational experience for all. schemes of work or is working towards Our commitment to life-long learning ensures a creative approach to the curriculum the every guest has a valuable experience, whatever Discovery Zone can support learners in their age or ability. developing skills in communication and group work, information technology, enquiry and Our hands-on, interactive Discovery Zone is creative thinking. designed to stimulate and inspire students, giving them the tools and opportunity to learn This pack contains useful information on and develop their own skills in a creative preparing, planning and booking your visit as environment on an individual, small group or well as suggested activities for the classroom class size basis. and homework. 1 tel:0151 709 1963 www.beatlesstory.com BOOKING YOUR VISIT Please note that all group visits should be the entrance foyer. A lift for disabled visitors is booked in advance to ensure your safety and situated next to the main entrance. Because of comfort. strict fire restrictions the number of wheelchair users we can accommodate in the building at On average a visit will take 3 hours. This any one time is carefully controlled. incorporates a viewing of the main exhibition areas, an audio tour and a session in the Arrival Discovery Zone. A lunch room facility in our Our staff will advise you on the best route to the Chillout Zone is available for pre-booking. You area you have booked. Please ensure you allow may also like to visit our special exhibition at our enough time to visit toilets etc. so that you can Pier Head site. Exhibition varies, please see our begin your session on time. Please be aware that website for more information. if you arrive late we may not be able to run your session because of other bookings. Please let us know if you have wheelchair users or others with special needs in your group. Toilets There are toilets – and wheelchair accessible We recommend that you make a complimentary toilets. familiarisation before bringing your group. Cloak Room and lunch room facilities To make a booking or to arrange a This is located in our Chillout Zone and provides complimentary visit please contact: accommodation for storing coats etc and for Charlotte Martin, Groups Officer eating packed lunches. This facility is allocated Tel: 0151 709 1963 ext 220 according to a timetable and must be booked in E-mail: [email protected] advance. Kids lunch boxes and goody bags can Opening hours be pre-ordered on request. Summer: .......... Every day from 9.00am to 7.00pm Shop Winter: ...........Every day from 10.00am to 6.00pm Please organise your party into groups with Last admission at 5.00pm accompanying adult to enter the shop. Admission Prices Light Levels Children (5-16yrs) ........................................... £6.75 In some areas light levels are reduced in order to Under 5’s .......................................................... Free create an ambient experience or to protect the Teachers/guardians ........................................ Free objects on display. Parking Photography Coaches should drop off and pick up in Gower Photography is allowed but no flash or tripods Street. Coach parking is available in Kings Dock please. Photography may not be allowed in adjacent to Albert Dock. certain areas – there will be notices advising you Parking is available at Kings Dock or in the pay- of this. and-display car parking around the Albert Dock. Further copies of our FREE learning recourse pack Access and risk assessment forms can be downloaded The main entrance for group visits is located in from our website – www.beatlesstory.com Britannia Vaults opposite the New Echo Arena and Conference Centre and is clearly identified by banners and signage. There are steps into 2 tel:0151 709 1963 www.beatlesstory.com LEARNING AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES Aims Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes To provide learners working • To increase knowledge Students will: at Key Stages 1 and 2 with and understanding of the • Be critical about the music an interactive creative teenager, their fashion tastes, of the Beatles and about experience. For KS1 schools the influences on their music the words of their songs in Merseyside this will link and the opportunities that and express their views and in with the local study of were available to young opinions verbally and in significant historical events, people in the 1950’s and written form people and places in their 1960’s own locality. For both KS1 • Reflect on the impact of fame • To give a glimpse into the on the Beatles themselves and KS2, looking changes lives of the war babies within living memory and and on teenagers in Britain changes in national life • To understand how and around the world with particular focus on individuals lives do change • Recognise the legacy of the Bealtemania and teenagers. and the part played by others Beatles songs and music in that change Students will: • Appreciate the contribution • Students will have • Learn chronologically about individuals make towards opportunities to write for changes in cultural tastes the lives, the developing different audiences including fame and the music of the fan mail, news reports, • Place events in the lives of Beatles interviews and poems the Beatles in chronological order • HISTORY: Experience • Students will understand that how much the Beatles history is partly about the • Consider the development lives changed from their study of famous people and of their artwork and suggest first performance to the the impact they can have on different purposes for their phenomena known as social and cultural change work and where it might be Beatlemania used • Students will explore the • MUSIC: Compare early and reasons for the break-up of later music of the Beatles and the Beatles understand what influenced the change • Students will have the opportunity to create an • ENGLISH: Have the individual piece of art opportunity to explore the applying their experiences music and words of some of of materials and developing the greatest hits of the 60’s control of tools and • ART: Create their own techniques posters, advertisements and record sleeves using various mediums and materials 3 tel:0151 709 1963 www.beatlesstory.com HISTORY AT KS1 AND KS2 History Activities: significant events, people and KS2: • Knowledge and understanding places in their own locality, • For Liverpool schools; A local of events, people and using The Beatles rise to history study. A study of an changes in the past fame. aspect of history or a site • Historical interpretation • Lives of significant individuals dating from a period beyond • Historical enquiry in the past who have 1066 that is significant in the contributed to national and locality. Schools can look at • Organisation & communication international achievements Liverpool as a city, Mathew • Britain since 1930 - look at the life and times Street and the Cavern Club of John Lennon and the • Extend pupils chronological Possible links to the National Beatles and how they helped knowledge beyond 1066 Curriculum programme of study: to change music forever. using a theme from British Look also at the changes to A chronological look at history; look at the life and fashion, consumerism, art and Britain since 1930 times of The Beatles music the ‘birth’ of the teenager. and how this changed society. KS1: • Changes within living • For a local History topic for memory, reveal aspects Liverpool schools, the Beatles of change in national life; Story offers an insight into Beatlemania Section Objective Outcome Audio Exhibit Who was • To identify John Lennon • Know about John Lennon from 100 • Early John Lennon from pictorial evidence information extracted from pictures 1 influences and what and extract information and what the teacher has told them 2 • Skiffle music was his •