Lesson 1: What is your favourite toy?
Discussing children's favourite toys and recalling their past using language relating to time.
Learning objective
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National curriculum
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall the following words:
Past: Events that have already happened.
Present: Time happening now.
Timeline: A line showing events in time order.
Living memory: Events remembered by people who are alive.
Remember: To have or keep an image or idea from the past in your mind.
Show the Presentation: What is a memory? Read the labels for each picture and ask the children to discuss, in pairs, which would be a memory.
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
In this unit
Assessment – History Y1: How have toys changed?Lesson 2: Did your parents and grandparents play with the same toys as you?Lesson 3: What were toys like in the past?Lesson 4: What is similar and different about toys now and in the past?Lesson 5: How have teddy bears changed over time?Lesson 6: How have toys changed?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 1 July 2026
