Curriculum Visions Playlist

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Classroom finger stocks These wooden stocks were used as a punishment in Victorian classrooms. Children's fingers were placed in the holes and their hands tied behind their backs. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1123)
Victorian teddy bear Shows a replica of a Victorian teddy bear. Teddy bears like this one were only invented in late Victorian times. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1095)
Falling sticks game A game that involved picking up individual wooden sticks in a jumbled pile without moving the other sticks. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1122)
Acrobatic toys These were wooden models that pivoted on a wooden frame and so made a moving toy. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1124)
Ball and cup game This toy was formed from a ball tied to a cup (like an egg-cup) with a piece of string. The idea was to throw the ball up and catch it in the cup. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1125)
Diablo The aim with a diablo is to use the wooden sticks to spin a 'dumbbell' on the string until it is going fast enough to be thrown into the air and caught again on the string. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1126)
Cigarette cards Shows a selection of cigarette cards, and explains how they were collected and used from Victorian times to the Second World War. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1088)
Victorian Flat Iron Shows a Victorian flat iron compared to a modern day iron, and explains how it was used. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1087)
Butter paddles Shows how butter paddles would have been used to shape fresh butter into a block, for example in a shop. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1098)
Clothes pegs Shows clothes pegs made from wood and twisted wires, and then compares them to modern pegs that are made with springs. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1091)
Soap and scrubbing brush Shows a bar of carbolic soap compared to a modern bar of soap. Also shows a scrubbing brush of the style used in Victorian homes. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1092)
Victorian 'guzunder' Shows a Victorian chamber pot known as a 'guzunder', and explains why they were useful in Victorian homes. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1093)
Butler keys Shows a set of metal keys like the ones a Victorian butler would have used to lock valuables away. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1096)
Candle scissors and snuffer Shows a brass tool that was used to snuff out candles, and to trim wicks to stop candles from burning too quickly. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 3 min (V1097)
Victorians on the beach This very early original movie shows the way people in Victorian times dressed , and what they did on the beach. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V129)
Village shop Show what you could expect to buy in a country shop and how you were served. Children should look out for the library and other unusual features of this general store. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 5 min (V128)
Town food shops Looks at the kind of shops found in a town in an age where all perishable goods had to be bought daily. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 3 min (V127)
Victorian terraced housing today Takes a driving tour around Victorian housing. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 9 min (V126)
Industrial housing Housing built for factory workers during the 19th century. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 4 min (V1144)
Victorian Liverpool Visit Liverpool and find out how this great city developed with empire. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 18 min (V117)
The first railways Find out how the railways were invented. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 14min (V105)
Golden Spike and the Transcontinental Railroad (USA) Tells the story of the Transcontinental Railroad, including the background to the development of the Transcontinental Railroad and its construction. Building began in 1836 at both ends of the line, and the two lines met on May 10, 1869. To commemorate the moment, the last spike to be hammered in was made of gold, and the place where this happened is now a National Historic Site in Utah. Playing time: 6 min (V1232)
Victorian icicle decorations Shows how to hand-make Christmas tree decorations using aluminium foil so they look like those the Victorians made. Safe, simple and fun for doing in class. Playing time: 6 min
Georgian/Victorian table piece decorations Shows how to hand-make Christmas table decorations using cones and meringes. This is a copy of a trditional table decoration using candles for period authenticity. Make sure you follow the instruction to use safety LED lights instead. Playing time: 4 min
Victorian steam train Shows a Victorian age steam train now used as a tourist railway. Playing time: 2 min
Victorian railroad Shows a Victorian age steam train now used as a tourist railway. Playing time: 2 min
Victorian cooking Shows a Victorian age meal and kitchen garden, including cooking over an open indoor fire. Playing time: 6 min

Video playlist 2

Classroom finger stocks These wooden stocks were used as a punishment in Victorian classrooms. Children's fingers were placed in the holes and their hands tied behind their backs. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1123)

Victorian teddy bear Shows a replica of a Victorian teddy bear. Teddy bears like this one were only invented in late Victorian times. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1095)

Falling sticks game A game that involved picking up individual wooden sticks in a jumbled pile without moving the other sticks. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1122)

Acrobatic toys These were wooden models that pivoted on a wooden frame and so made a moving toy. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1124)

Ball and cup game This toy was formed from a ball tied to a cup (like an egg-cup) with a piece of string. The idea was to throw the ball up and catch it in the cup. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1125)

Diablo The aim with a diablo is to use the wooden sticks to spin a 'dumbbell' on the string until it is going fast enough to be thrown into the air and caught again on the string. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1126)

Cigarette cards Shows a selection of cigarette cards, and explains how they were collected and used from Victorian times to the Second World War. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1088)

Victorian Flat Iron Shows a Victorian flat iron compared to a modern day iron, and explains how it was used. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1087)

Butter paddles Shows how butter paddles would have been used to shape fresh butter into a block, for example in a shop. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1098)

Clothes pegs Shows clothes pegs made from wood and twisted wires, and then compares them to modern pegs that are made with springs. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1091)

Soap and scrubbing brush Shows a bar of carbolic soap compared to a modern bar of soap. Also shows a scrubbing brush of the style used in Victorian homes. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1092)

Victorian 'guzunder' Shows a Victorian chamber pot known as a 'guzunder', and explains why they were useful in Victorian homes. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V1093)

Butler keys Shows a set of metal keys like the ones a Victorian butler would have used to lock valuables away. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 1 min (V1096)

Candle scissors and snuffer Shows a brass tool that was used to snuff out candles, and to trim wicks to stop candles from burning too quickly. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 3 min (V1097)

Victorians on the beach This very early original movie shows the way people in Victorian times dressed , and what they did on the beach. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 2 min (V129)

Village shop Show what you could expect to buy in a country shop and how you were served. Children should look out for the library and other unusual features of this general store. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 5 min (V128)

Town food shops Looks at the kind of shops found in a town in an age where all perishable goods had to be bought daily. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 3 min (V127)

Victorian terraced housing today Takes a driving tour around Victorian housing. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 9 min (V126)

Industrial housing Housing built for factory workers during the 19th century. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 4 min (V1144)

Victorian Liverpool Visit Liverpool and find out how this great city developed with empire. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 18 min (V117)

The first railways Find out how the railways were invented. Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'. Playing time: 14min (V105)

Victorian icicle decorations Shows how to hand-make Christmas tree decorations using aluminium foil so they look like those the Victorians made. Safe, simple and fun for doing in class. Playing time: 6 min

Georgian/Victorian table piece decorations Shows how to hand-make Christmas table decorations using cones and meringes. This is a copy of a trditional table decoration using candles for period authenticity. Make sure you follow the instruction to use safety LED lights instead. Playing time: 4 min

Victorian steam train Shows a Victorian age steam train now used as a tourist railway. Playing time: 2 min

Victorian railroad Shows a Victorian age steam train now used as a tourist railway. Playing time: 2 min

Victorian cooking Shows a Victorian age meal and kitchen garden, including cooking over an open indoor fire. Playing time: 6 min

Classroom finger stocks
These wooden stocks were used as a punishment in Victorian classrooms. Children's fingers were placed in the holes and their hands tied behind their backs.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 1 min (V1123)

Victorian teddy bear
Shows a replica of a Victorian teddy bear. Teddy bears like this one were only invented in late Victorian times.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 1 min (V1095)

Falling sticks game
A game that involved picking up individual wooden sticks in a jumbled pile without moving the other sticks.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 1 min (V1122)

Acrobatic toys
These were wooden models that pivoted on a wooden frame and so made a moving toy.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 1 min (V1124)

Ball and cup game
This toy was formed from a ball tied to a cup (like an egg-cup) with a piece of string. The idea was to throw the ball up and catch it in the cup.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 1 min (V1125)

Diablo
The aim with a diablo is to use the wooden sticks to spin a 'dumbbell' on the string until it is going fast enough to be thrown into the air and caught again on the string.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 1 min (V1126)

Cigarette cards
Shows a selection of cigarette cards, and explains how they were collected and used from Victorian times to the Second World War.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 2 min (V1088)

Victorian Flat Iron
Shows a Victorian flat iron compared to a modern day iron, and explains how it was used.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 2 min (V1087)

Butter paddles
Shows how butter paddles would have been used to shape fresh butter into a block, for example in a shop.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 2 min (V1098)

Clothes pegs
Shows clothes pegs made from wood and twisted wires, and then compares them to modern pegs that are made with springs.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 2 min (V1091)

Soap and scrubbing brush
Shows a bar of carbolic soap compared to a modern bar of soap. Also shows a scrubbing brush of the style used in Victorian homes.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 2 min (V1092)

Victorian 'guzunder'
Shows a Victorian chamber pot known as a 'guzunder', and explains why they were useful in Victorian homes.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 2 min (V1093)

Butler keys
Shows a set of metal keys like the ones a Victorian butler would have used to lock valuables away.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 1 min (V1096)

Candle scissors and snuffer
Shows a brass tool that was used to snuff out candles, and to trim wicks to stop candles from burning too quickly.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 3 min (V1097)

Victorians on the beach
This very early original movie shows the way people in Victorian times dressed , and what they did on the beach.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 2 min (V129)

Village shop
Show what you could expect to buy in a country shop and how you were served. Children should look out for the library and other unusual features of this general store.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 5 min (V128)

Town food shops
Looks at the kind of shops found in a town in an age where all perishable goods had to be bought daily.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 3 min (V127)

Victorian terraced housing today
Takes a driving tour around Victorian housing.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 9 min (V126)

Industrial housing
Housing built for factory workers during the 19th century.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 4 min (V1144)

Victorian Liverpool
Visit Liverpool and find out how this great city developed with empire.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 18 min (V117)

The first railways
Find out how the railways were invented.
Supports: textbook 'How life changed in Victorian times'.
Playing time: 14min (V105)

Victorian icicle decorations
Shows how to hand-make Christmas tree decorations using aluminium foil so they look like those the Victorians made. Safe, simple and fun for doing in class.
Playing time: 6 min

Georgian/Victorian table piece decorations
Shows how to hand-make Christmas table decorations using cones and meringes. This is a copy of a trditional table decoration using candles for period authenticity. Make sure you follow the instruction to use safety LED lights instead.
Playing time: 4 min

Victorian steam train
Shows a Victorian age steam train now used as a tourist railway.
Playing time: 2 min

Victorian railroad
Shows a Victorian age steam train now used as a tourist railway.
Playing time: 2 min

Victorian cooking
Shows a Victorian age meal and kitchen garden, including cooking over an open indoor fire.
Playing time: 6 min