Maritime Museum’s Titanic storytelling – Maritime Museum on tour Workshop

The workshop begins with a discussion to find out what the children may, or may not, already know about the famous ship and its local Liverpool connections. The focus then moves on to explore what life was like one hundred years ago, looking at travel and toys in particular.

After this, the children are invited to take part in the story of Polar, the Titanic Bear. The story is adapted from the original book written by a Titanic first class passenger, Daisy Corning Stone Spedden, who survived the fateful voyage along with her family. She then went on to write Polar the Titanic Bear as a Christmas present for her son, Douglas.

The children learn about Titanic by taking an active part in the storytelling and playing different characters including Douglas, Daisy, and a sailor. The children are shown what actions and words they need to perform, having the opportunity to join in with the story at certain points to reinforce their learning. Through the story they will learn about different aspects of life on board the famous ship, as well as life in the Edwardian era, and the family’s subsequent rescue in a lifeboat.