There is no set way to learn from archives – that’s what makes them so fun! Please use the information provided in any way you like, however if you are looking for some structured activities or ideas, we have provided some for you here.
Pre-Prepared Activities
Below are links to pre-prepared activities. You can print these out or use them as a template to create your own activities.
Clearances Wordsearch
Search for clearance related words
Spider Diagram
You can use this template to think about the things you’d take with you or the things you’d miss if you had to move
Clearances Quiz
Test your knowledge on the clearances
Other Ideas
- Try and recreate the court scene in which Patrick Sellar was found innocent. Write some words for the different characters involved – the judge, the family of the victim, and Patrick Sellar himself.
- One of the documents we have uploaded describes the scene in Culrain when officials tried to clear some people from their houses. There is a great description of women throwing stones at the carriages and hundreds of people refusing to go. Try and draw a picture of this.
- Using the spider diagram template try to either a) think of all the things you would take with you to a new country or b) think about all the things you would miss about your homeland if you were forced to leave.
- In the present day, many people are still forced to leave their homes and go to another place without their possessions and without any choice. Do some research and find out about a place like this.
