Discover St Mary’s Church
Explore St Mary’s and learn about the different ways this building has been used for the last 900 years. The church is full of hundreds of different colourful carvings. Hunt for animals, angels and saints hidden in the building, and use your best detective work to uncover even more mysteries in St Mary’s.
This workshop includes problem solving exercises and learning about the music played by the bells at St Mary’s. It is aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils but can be adapted for KS 1.
90 mins, for one class of pupils.
Curriculum links
Key Stage 1
Relationships and Health Education – Participate in discussions and work cooperatively.
History – Significant historical events, people, and places.
Maths – Woking with numerals, addition and subtraction.
Music – Listen, play, and experiment with instruments.
RE – Exploring a place of worship. (N.B. Your visit can support learning in the new 2022 Locally Agreed Syllabus for Religion and Worldviews as well as the current 2016 Agreed Syllabus.)
Key Stage 2
Relationships and Health Education – Think about people living in other times.
History – A local history study.
Maths – Solving number and practical problems, including using Roman numerals.
Music – Listen, play, and improvise with instruments.
RE – Exploring a place of worship. (N.B. Your visit can support learning in the new 2022 Locally Agreed Syllabus for Religion and Worldviews as well as the current 2016 Agreed Syllabus.)