How did people have fun during the Industrial Revolution? Identify what Victorians could do for fun L5 Describe 3 Victorian hobbies L6 Explain why different groups of people had different hobbies Key Words Leisure Experiences

What I enjoy doing in my spare time

Underline the ones you could have done 150 years ago What I enjoy doing in my spare time

List the past times you can see in these pictures

Discuss Which groups of people would have experienced the activities on the previous slide? Why do you think people were able to do these things in the Industrial Revolution?

Task On the next slide is an image of a Victorian nursery You will have 1 minute to study it You will then be asked to write down as many toys as you can remember

Discuss How do you think this nursery would have differed from that belonging to a poorer family?

How did the lives of rich and poor children differ?

What game are these children playing? Marbles

Add these games to the list you made at the start.

Task Write a poem, song, story, diary entry or news report about what Victorians did for fun Include descriptions of activities and how people’s experiences differed depending on whether they were rich or poor