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Lesson 2: Did your parents and grandparents play with the same toys as you?

Investigating toys of the past and creating enquiry questions to ask a classroom visitor.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Explain that the children will talk to their partner about their favourite toy now and when they were babies.

Display the Presentation: Speak like an expert and allow time for paired discussion. Encourage them to think about how their favourite toys may have changed as they grew older and why.

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In this unit

Assessment – History Y1: How have toys changed?Lesson 1: What is your favourite toy?
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

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