Learning objective
- To find out what toys our parents and grandparents played with.
Success criteria
- I can ask questions about the past.
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
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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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use question stems (what, why, when, etc.) to help formulate their questions for the visitor; could rewatch the Pupil video before answering the questions in the Main event.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could add labels to their drawing of the visitor’s toy; could explain how their favourite toy compares to the visitor’s toy.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: asking one question about toys in
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Vocabulary definitions
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children
Young people.
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grandparent
The parent of a father or mother.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y1/2 (A): How have toys changed?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 1: What is your favourite toy?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 2: Did your parents and grandparents play with the same toys as you?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 3: What were toys like in the past?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 4: What is similar and different about toys now and in the past?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: How have teddy bears changed over time?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 6: How have toys changed?
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Last update: 13th November, 2025
Lesson 5: Making a pull-along toy
Using finishing techniques to make a pull-along toy appealing to the user.
Lesson 5: Finishing the toy
Decorating and assembling the final components to complete a pneumatic toy.
Y1/2: Lesson 4 (Cycle A): What was it like for children in the past?: Presentation mode
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 1: What do sources tell us about how children’s lives have changed?
Examining different sources to explore the changes in the lives of children over time.
