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9.00 am Assembly – a Victorian hymn could be sung or played on a CD

‘Abide with Me’ by Henry Lyte
‘Praise my Soul the King of Heaven’ by Henry Lyte
‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ by Mrs Alexander
‘There is a Green Hill’ by Mrs Alexander

‘Onward Christian Soldiers’ by Sabine Baring-Gould

Carols: ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ by Mrs Alexander
‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ by Phillips Brooks

‘It Came upon a Midnight Clear’ by E H Sears
‘As with Gladness Men of Old’ by W G Dix

Read a Bible passage then read the story of a social reformer.

End with prayer

9.45 am Registration (An adult ‘Kid-catcher’ may drag in a truant.)

9.50 am Handwriting lesson

10.15 am Talk about education of the rich in Victorian times. Worksheet

10.45-11.00 am Break (Hops, skipping ropes, balls)

11-12 am Arithmetic (Maths)

12-1.15 Lunch

1.15-2.15 Talk about education for the poor. Worksheet or Story-writing

2.15 – 3.00 Drawing/Colouring

3.00 – 3.15 Story

The teacher should be dressed up too and carrying a cane. Strictness was a hallmark
of a Victorian classroom.

The various worksheets could be given out during the day or the children could write
notes from the teacher’s lessons.

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