The Seaside through Time: Newbiggin Beach, 1925 & 2021
Reference: NRO 5283/A/211 | Suggested age groups: EYFS, KS1 | Topic areas: At the Seaside, Then and Now
NEWBIGGIN BEACH
The first photograph was taken in 1925 and shows the sea front at Newbiggin. There are boats on the beach, and you can see the promenade.
The second picture of the beach was taken in July 2021. You can see tractors, and a car towing a boat out of the sea.
QUESTION PROMPTS
Have you been to the seaside for a holiday?Where have you been on holiday?
What is different in these two photographs? Is there anything the same in both photographs? What are the people wearing in each of the photographs?Is this similar to what you wear to go to the beach? What types of animals can you see in the photographs? How many ponies can you see? Have you ever seen a pony at the beach? Have you ever ridden a pony? Did you enjoy it? What do you think the ponies’ names might be? How many boats can you see?Have you ever been on a boat? Did you enjoy it? What types of buildings can you see in each photograph? Can you find the lifeboat station?What is a lifeboat?What do lifeboats do? What are the children doing?What is your favourite thing to do at the beach?Have you ever made a sandcastle?What would you use to make a sandcastle?
KEY WORDS
📝 Tractor – A vehicle used to pull things.
📝 Promenade – A path along the seafront made for taking leisurely walks.
📝 Compare – To find things that are the same and different.
READING SUGGESTIONS
📚The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
📚The Storm Whale by Benji Davies
📚Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson
📚Under the Sea by Allison Black
📚Dolphin Boy by Michael Morpurgo
📚The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton
📚The Mousehole Cat by Nicola Barber
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
🎵 Sing sea shanty’s and traditional songs and rhymes.
🐠 Talk about sea creatures, where they live and how to take care of them.
🐠 Visit an aquarium.
🐠 Make a rainbow fish collage using different materials.
🎣 Play the magnetic fishing game.
⛵ Experiment with floating and sinking with objects from around the classroom.
⛵ Ask children to bring in items from the beach, experiment with which items float or sink.
⛵ Make a fishing boat using an item that floats (cork, plastic bottle etc.).
⛵ Have a boat race.
