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people’s palace and winter gardens
Pre-5s
To book phone 0141 276 9505/6
Glasgow Green
Glasgow
G40 1AT
JUNGLE FUN
Early Level, Pre-5s
Per group: £12.50 (Glasgow) or £14.50
Available autumn and spring terms only
This session explores the Winter Gardens
and its exotic plants. Children will look
for banana plants and coconut trees, find
hidden animals and listen to stories about
the jungle. MNV 0-20b, SCN 0-08a
Rainforest Journey
Early Level, Pre-5s
Per group: £12.50 (Glasgow) or £14.50
Available autumn and spring terms only
Tyres, soap and shampoo are all products
that come from rainforest plants. Join us on
a journey around our plants in the Winter
Gardens as we find out where things we use
every day come from, how they get to us and
why we need to look after the planet to keep
it looking spick and span. SOC 0-08a
The People’s Palace explores
the development of the city and
people of Glasgow from 1750
to the present. Children will
discover how Glasgow became
the industrial ‘workshop of the
world’, see how a whole family
lived in a ‘single-end’, and follow
the good times at the dancing or
‘doon the water’. The adjoining
Winter Gardens houses tropical
plants and outside is the historic
Glasgow Green.
Open Tuesday–Sunday;
closed Monday.
Primary
AGE OF INVENTION
First Level, Primary 2–4
Per class: FREE (Glasgow) or £36
Children will examine modern inventions
and their impact on domestic life – using
museum objects, they will compare and
contrast household items from the past with
those used today. TCH 1-10a
WHEN GRAN WAS A GIRL
First Level, Primary 2–4
Per class: £88 for all schools
This actress-led session has lots of hands-on
activities. Children will find out how gran’s
or even great-gran’s family did their washing
and cleaning – how did they manage without
vacuum cleaners or washing machines?
SOC 1-04a
CHANGING GLASGOW
Second Level, Primary 5–7
Per class: FREE (Glasgow) or £36
This session looks at how life in Glasgow has
altered from the early 1900s to the present
day. By exploring the People’s Palace
collections, handling a variety of objects and
taking part in fun activities, learners will find
out about changes in society, employment
and the city as a whole.
SOC 2-04a
THE SWINGING SIXTIES
Second Level, Primary 5–7
FREE for all schools
Bring all your hip wee guys and gals back
to the colourful 1960s. Using hands-on
activities, pupils will find out how people
used to work, rest and play, and how people
coped as housing began to change.
SOC 2-03a
Tours of other decades can be arranged!
For more information, please phone
0141 276 0788 and ask for Learning &
Access.
WORLD WAR II: THE HOME FRONT
Second Level, Primary 5–7
Per class: FREE (Glasgow) or £36
Why did people have to ‘make do and
mend’? And what was it like to go to school
with your gas mask? Children will handle
objects from World War II and discover the
challenges people in Britain faced at that
time – from rationing to air raids.
SOC 2-03a
asl Programme
BEATS, BANANAS AND BAMBOO
First Level, Primary 2–4
FREE for all schools
Autumn and spring terms only
A session adapted specially for pupils
with sensory impairment
Join us in getting close to the plants in
the Winter Gardens. Children will explore
the different shapes, textures and smells
of the leaves, fruits and flowers. They will
also have the opportunity to recreate the
sounds of the rainforest using musical
instruments. EXA 1-18a
All other workshops can be adapted
for ASL – phone 0141 276 9505/6 to
discuss. Workshops are FREE for ASL
schools.
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