Our education visits are best discussed in advance. We wish to make the visit safe and beneficial to the students. Contact us if interested in a group visit.

Please check out digital resources for use in your classroom below.


classroom resources for Primary Schools

Bring the Curriculum for Excellence to life with the help of our incredible collections! Our digital resources offer the following learning opportunities:  


Digital Birthplace Cottage Tour

This resource has been produced to replace an in-person class visit to the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum. Working through the provided class Power Point will take around one hour but there are a number of suggested activities provided in these notes, which can be used to build on the learning in the Power Point.

Topics supported: Andrew Carnegie, Old Dunfermline, Weaving and The Victorians. The resource has a focus on learning from objects.


Dunfermline Then, Now and in the Future Resource Pack

This resource has been designed as a follow-up to our Birthplace Cottage Tour digital resource, although it can be used independently. It looks at the differences between Victorian Dunfermline and Dunfermline today.

Topics supported: Old Dunfermline and our local area. The resource has a focus on learning from maps, photos and artifacts.

Andrew Carnegie: Legacy Expansion Pack

This resource has been designed as a follow-up to our Birthplace Cottage Tour digital resource, although it can be used independently.

Topics supported: Carnegie’s Dunfermline legacy, Carnegie’s legacy around the world, Become a philanthropist.

Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes:

Experiences and Outcomes supported by the PowerPoint:

  • Social Studies: SOC 1-02a, SOC 1-03a,SOC 2-03a, SOC 1-04a, SOC 2-04a, SOC 1-06a, SOC 2-06a

  • Listening and Talking: LIT 1-02a, LIT 2-02a, LIT 1-07a, LIT 2-07a, LIT 1-09a, LIT 1-10a, LIT 2-09a, LIT 2-10a / LIT 3-10a,

Experiences and Outcomes supported by follow-on tasks/activities:

  • Languages (Literacy and English): LIT 1-22a, LIT 1-23a, ENG 2-27a, LIT 2-28a

  • Numeracy: MNU 1-01a, MNU 1-03a, MNU 2-03a

  • Mathematics: MTH 1-19a, MTH 2-19a

  • Expressive Arts: EXA 1-03a

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