Key Stage 1 Themed Days for Schools

At Chiltern Open Air Museum, we have a range of immersive Key Stage 1 school learning experiences.

Each themed day includes two or three workshops where our educational leaders bring the theme to life with hand-on activities. The workshops take place in or around our historic buildings, giving students a unique and authentic experience.

  • Prehistory Day at COAM

    Prehistory Day

    Combine our popular Stone Age and Iron Age workshops for an immersive trip through time.

  • Children engaged in a stone age workshop at COAM

    Stone Age Day

    Transport your students back in time with hands-on activities like fire-lighting, pigment drawing and tool-making.

  • Iron Age Workshop at COAM

    Iron Age Day

    Learn about the Iron Age in a replica roundhouse with our immersive activities.

  • A boy trying on an Anglo-Saxon helmet at COAM

    Anglo-Saxon Day

    Step into the Anglo-Saxon age with hands-on activities like rune carving and an archaeological dig.

  • Children trying butter-making at COAM

    Victorian Day

    Spend time in a Victorian schoolroom, and try activities like butter-making, wash day, lighting in the past or brick-making.

  • Haddenham Cottage at COAM

    The Little Red Hen Day

    sing the classic fable The Little Red Hen by Mary Mapes Dodge as our inspiration, come and visit the COAM farm and cottages for an immersive learning experience.

  • Leagrave Cottage at COAM

    Goldilocks Day

    Meet Goldilocks, explore storytelling, role-play, and sensory activities as students learn about making choices, sharing, and understanding opposites.

  • A happy girl discovering the woods at COAM

    Living Things and Their Habitats Day

    Discover the wonders of nature in a hands-on, educational adventure that brings the study of habitats to life. 

Explore Our Other Themed Days for School Visits