Families

Families learning together can happen any time, and anywhere (just browsing round this website can teach you things you didn't know before).

The BPMA is doing more for families, and we will keep adding to the activity sheets in this section. Take a look at the Kids section for more fun and games.

Look for Family Events in our What's On section.

Activity sheets

Moving the Mail - Victorian transport activity sheet
Moving the Mail is a BPMA exhibition about postal road transport. Find out more in the Exhibitions section.

Moving the Mail activity sheet (PDF, 330KB)

This simple information and activity sheet is about Victorian transport, and supports the Key Stage 2 History curriculum. You can find similar materials in our Penny Black resource pack.

Brunel and the Post Office - activity sheet
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a nineteenth-century engineer.Brunel’s Great Western Railway and transatlantic ships were vital to the improvement of the postal service, speeding the mail over land and seas.

You can download and print these fun Brunel puzzles and activities. There are word searches, quizzes, and pictures to colour in.

There is also information for parents with National Curriculum links... and the answers!

Brunel Puzzles (PDF, 767KB)

Brunel Puzzles - information for parents (PDF, 172KB)