tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139077078434227702.post5045831984230207544..comments2014-08-18T11:23:27.911+01:00Comments on Notes from the Basement: Schoolchildren meet special collectionsAlison Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02488727127975396327noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139077078434227702.post-18409588776952523172012-07-09T21:18:32.782+01:002012-07-09T21:18:32.782+01:00That sounds like it worked really well. I've d...That sounds like it worked really well. I've done shortish (20 minute) sessions with older primary school and year 8 kids and we looked at different materials used to make books. I had a disintegrating 60s wood pulp paperback, a rag paper example and some pieces of vellum. The yuck factor when they discovered what vellum is made of was particularly good!Katie Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14319966255775108950noreply@blogger.com