Families

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Drawing of a cheerful owl carrying lettersFamilies learning together can happen any time, and anywhere (just browsing round this website can teach you things you didn't know before).

The BPMA is doing more for families, and we will keep adding to the activity sheets in this section. Take a look at the Kids section for more fun and games.

2008 Date

Family / Kids event
Time

Sat 29 March


Family Event: Night Mail Poetry Workshop

1.30pm - 4.30pm

Sat 10 May


Family Event: Philatelic Fun

11.00am - 4.00pm

Sat 14 June


Family Event: Family Learning in the Archive

11.00am - 4.00pm

Thu 14 Aug


Family Event: Letterboxes in Miniature


1.30pm - 4.30 pm

Tue 28 Oct


Family Event: The Big Draw 2008


1.30pm - 4.30pm 






Activity sheets


Moving the Mail
- Victorian transport activity sheet

Drawing of a 1930s Mobile Post Office trailerMoving the Mail is a BPMA exhibition about postal road transport. It was first on show at Coventry Transport Museum in summer 2006, and is now on tour.

Moving the Mail activity sheet (PDF, 330KB)

This simple information and activity sheet is about Victorian transport, and supports the Key Stage 2 History curriculum. You can find similar materials in our Penny Black resource pack.



Brunel Speeding the Mail
- activity sheet

Detail from woodcut stamp showing Victorian steam trainBrunel Speeding the Mail was our 2006 exhibition celebrating 200 years since the birth of the great Victorian engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

You can download and print these fun Brunel puzzles and activities. There are word searches, quizzes, and pictures to colour in.

There is also information for parents with National Curriculum links... and the answers!

Brunel Puzzles (PDF, 767KB)

Brunel Puzzles - information for parents (PDF, 172KB)