National Museums Scotland

Teachers' resources to download

Make the most of your visit with our free schools resources.

Resources include ready-to-use gallery activity sheets and background information to help plan your visit.

Handling boxes: teachers' notes

Essential notes for teachers accompany our Roman Viking and Victorian handling boxes. You can download these here:

Handling boxes need to be booked in advance, to book please call 0131 247 4041 or email schools@nms.ac.uk

Free teachers' packs

The following free teachers' packs will help you get the most out of your class visit. Please follow the links below for downloadable resources. Additional resources below can be ordered on 0131 247 4041 or email schools@nms.ac.uk

National Museum of Scotland

National Museum of Costume

National War Museum

National Museum of Rural Life

Garden Detectives teachers' pack (2586kb)

National Museum of Flight

Learning materials are also produced by National Museums Scotland for classroom visits to the National Museum of Flight. These are available to download and print from the links below and do not require pre-order: