Y1/2 (A): How have toys changed?

Sequencing toys on a time line, investigating artefacts from the past, identifying how teddy bears have changed and what toys may be like in the future.

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Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Discuss their favourite toy using language related to the past.
  • Ask questions about toys in the past.
  • Make comparisons between toys in the past and present.
  • Sequence artefacts from different periods of time.
  • Identify changes between teddy bears today and those from 100 years ago.
  • Describe how toys have changed over time.

 

A selection of modern toys is required for Lesson 1: What is your favourite toy? Ask parents or carers to send in items and prepare a few extra examples for pupils who do not bring one.

 

Invite an older person (family or staff member) to visit the class for an interview about their favourite toy as part of Lesson 2: Did your parents and grandparents play with the same toys as you? Use the pupil videos provided if a visit is not possible.

 

This unit could also include an optional visit to a museum so the children can explore toys from the past first-hand. Follow school risk assessment policies and procedures if arranging an external visit.

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Lessons

Y1/2 (A): Lesson 1: What is your favourite toy?

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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 2: Did your parents and grandparents play with the same toys as you?

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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 3: What were toys like in the past?

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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 4: What is similar and different about toys now and in the past?

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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: How have teddy bears changed over time?

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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 6: How have toys changed?

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Key skills

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Key vocabulary

artefact

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Knowledge organiser – History Y1: How have toys changed?

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