How have toys changed?
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How have toys changed?
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.
Suggested prior learning
How am I making history?
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: What is your favourite toy?
- To discuss a favourite toy.
Lesson 2: Did your parents and grandparents play with the same toys as you?
- To find out what toys our parents and grandparents played with.
Lesson 3: What were toys like in the past?
- To investigate what toys were like up to 100 years ago.
Lesson 4: What is similar and different about toys now and in the past?
- To compare toys from the past with modern toys.
Lesson 5: How have teddy bears changed over time?
- To investigate how teddy bears have changed over time.
Lesson 6: How have toys changed?
- To know how toys have changed over time.
Key knowledge
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Resources
Unit resources
History
Knowledge organiser – History Y1: How have toys changed?
Aimed at pupils, a single page document that gives key facts and definitions from the 'How have toys changed?' unit.
History
Vocabulary display: How have toys changed?
A display version of the key vocabulary from the How have toys changed? unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
RSE & PSHE
Art and design
English: Spoken language
Maths: Measurement
British values: Mutual respect