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Samsung Digital Discovery Centre EYFS/Reception Clothes from around the world
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About this session
This session takes place in the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre, in the Clore
Education Centre. Students use a mixture of digital technology (including laptops
and digital cameras), object handling, sorting skills, dressing up and question and
answer in order to look closely at clothes from a number of cultures around the
world.
In this session, students will investigate how and why people from past cultures
and in the present dress themselves differently depending on the purpose and
climate.
Session lasts 90 minutes and includes a gallery visit.
The Museum would very much appreciate it if students attending could wash and
dry their hands before the session to help conserve the handling objects. We also
recommend that students wash their hands after the session, particularly if they go
straight into their lunch break.
Session outline
• The session begins with a ‘circle time’ introduction, discussing what the students
are themselves wearing. They then handle and sort some different clothes, firstly
familiar then from other cultures.
• They then go on to use an interactive world map on the whiteboard to locate
where some of these clothes come from, and to see pictures of people wearing the
clothes.
• Next, the children go out into the galleries with digital cameras and take
photographs of clothes from other parts of the world.
• In the afternoon, they dress up in some clothes from different cultures, and are
photographed in front of a green screen. A background is later superimposed upon
the picture, and the finished images are posted out to your school.
• Also in the afternoon, students have a ‘free choice’ of digital and non-digital
activities, linked to the session topic. These may include games and activities on
the laptops or on paper, art activities, looking at books, or exploring the Museum’s
collection using the interactive whiteboard.
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Key themes of the session are clothes for different purposes, weather around the
world, similarities and differences of clothing in different cultures.
Key vocabulary includes different, same, hot, cold, wet, dry, head, body, arms,
legs, hands, feet, hat, coat, gloves, shoes, boots, dress, tunic, top, shirt, trousers
Preparing for your session
• Ask the children to discuss what they are wearing that day. How is it different
from what they wear at the weekend? What do their parents wear to work and at
the weekend? Why?
• Play a weather sorting game with everyday clothes, such as wellington boots,
mittens and flip-flops.
• Get the children to dress up in as many different work outfits as possible (eg
lollipop man, bus driver, nurse) and role play, talking about what they are wearing.
Following up your session
• Find out more about clothing from one of the countries that the children looked at
when visiting the Museum.
• Ask the children to design an outfit for a particular occasion, such as a special
event, a snowy day, or a trip to the seaside.
• Play an online dressing up game at http://www.uptoten.com/kids/kidsgames-
mixedbag-dressmarcelino.html - children have to select the right outfit for
Marcelino for different locations.
Galleries with related objects
Room 24: Living and Dying – a number of festival costumes from around the world
Room 26: North America – clothing for cold weather, as well as headdresses and
footwear
Room 25: Africa – brightly-coloured tunics and fabrics
Curriculum links
KS1 Geography – geographical enquiry and skills, knowledge and understanding
of places
KS1 History – historical enquiry
KS1 Science – materials and their properties
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Summary sheet
In this session the students will learn about some of the reasons why people
around the world wear different clothing.
Key words
different - same
hot - cold
wet - dry
head, body, arms, legs, hands, feet
hat, coat, gloves, shoes, boots, dress, shirt, trousers, tunic, top
• The students will talk about what they are wearing and why they are wearing it.
• They will look at a variety of clothes and sort them into categories.
• They will then find where some of these clothes come from on an interactive map
of the world.
• They will go out into the galleries and take photographs of clothes that are worn
on the head, body, legs and feet.
• They will dress up in different clothing from around the world.
Adults can help in this session by:
• Assisting students when using digital equipment and in activities
• Making sure all the students in the class have a turn
• Dressing up in the clothes themselves!
For more information, visit britishmuseum.org/samsungcentre
#SamsungCentre
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