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Social studies

With a focus on social studies, learners will explore a primary source as a stimulus to develop their understanding of French cultural identity.

Learners can express their curiosity about the Lennoxlove Toilet Service and its history by considering first what they see, thinking about what its purpose might be, and what its story could be.

They could then find out more information about it by reading the French text and working out its meaning in groups. The English text is available to help learners evaluate how much information they have understood.

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Image of silver-gilt items from the Lennoxlove Toilet Service made between 1652 - 1672 in Paris, France. Copyright National Museums of Scotland. Published with permission.