Discovery Boxes are museum collections-based learning resources for use in the classroom to enrich your curriculum-based teaching. They can include replica archival material, photos, videos and a variety of activities for pupils to do as a class, in groups and as individuals. Many boxes also include real and replica objects.
We have built key areas of the curriculum into these resources so that schools can introduce aspects of history, local history and art into their classroom learning with ease, and importantly, fun! Each Discovery Box covers a specific theme, and within it, a number of curriculum markers.
About this Discovery Box
Our Toys through the Ages Discovery Box contains items from a variety of time periods from Tudor times up until the 1980s focusing on the development of toys over the years. Children will be able to compare and contrast these with toys they will be more familiar with today.
This box contains the following objects:
- Stump Doll
- Five Stones
- Jacob’s Ladder
- Cup and Ball
- Slinky
- Jacks
- Tiddlywinks
- Happy Families card game
- Star Wars figure
- Matchbox cars
- Rubik’s Cube
- Pop and Catch game
Make an enquiry
Please submit your enquiry by emailing the Learning Team at LearningBookings@scll.co.uk
Please include as many details as possible, including:
- School name and postcode
- Contact number and email
- Which session/Discovery Box you are enquiring about
- Information about year group, number of pupils and any other relevant information
- When you would like to visit or book
- Any other questions you may have
Once you have booked, we will send you a confirmation letter via email.
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How do Discovery Boxes work?
Discovery Boxes are collected from and returned to Salford Museum and Art Gallery. The loan lasts for a half term, and costs £50 per box.
The contents of each box varies – please look at the specific box you would like to borrow for a list of contents. All resources include photographs and hands-on learning resources, as well as practical activities for the classroom and outside. Further supporting material for teachers, which can include resource-specific videos, downloads and activities, will be made available at the start of the loan period via Microsoft Teams.