Murder Mystery
1.5 hours, onsite, KS2
Preston Manor & Gardens
It’s 1933 and staff have been busy setting up the new Stanford Museum. But a visitor has been murdered and the gardener has been arrested! Everyone is in a panic and only YOU can help!
Children are invited to be a detective and help the Assistant Curator prove the poor gardener’s innocence. You’ll have to examine the evidence, follow the clues, build up an argument and crack the case!
Information
- Available Tuesday-Thursday. This 90 minute session takes place at Preston Manor.
- Please feel free to come dressed in old fashioned costumes if you can.
Aims of the session
- To enjoy your time with us
- To construct persuasive arguments
- To explore attitudes to crime and punishment
- To inspire further literacy work
Decolonising
- Discussion of the British Empire and it’s effect on contemporary British life in the 1930s.
- Discussion of how museums acquire objects.
Links to School Subjects
- Literacy
- Use spoken language fluidly and audibly to explore ideas and participate in discussion
- Use role play/improvisation for debate
- Use appropriate communication methods
- Consider and evaluate different viewpoints
- History (KS2)
- Changes in aspects of social history, such as crime and punishment
Extra Resources
Materials you can use in class before your visit.
Letter of invitation
School Online Resources
Our learning team have developed downloadable resources that might support your teaching in class or onsite.