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Lesson 4: Toys From the Past
60 minutes | Suitable for Grades: 1 - 2A 60 minute lesson in which students will compare toys from the past with the present.
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Lesson Plan
This lesson contains a link to an external video. Please watch the video prior to presenting this lesson to ensure that the content is appropriate for your students.
Tuning In
- Students watch and listen to the Toys in the 1950s/60s video on YouTube. After watching, ask the students:
- Are the toys from the 1950s and 1960s the same as the toys we have today?
- How are the toys from the past different to the toys of today?
- How are toys from the past similar to the toys we have today?
- Were there any toys in the video that you have never seen before? Which ones?
Teacher Instruction
- Display slide 13 from the Toys – Past, Present and Future PowerPoint. As a class, discuss the comparisons between old toys and new toys. Encourage the students to suggest other comparisons to add to the list.
- Display and discuss slide 14. As a class, identify which toys are from the past and which toys are from the present.
- Discuss how the toy car has changed over time, as outlined on slide 15. Project the Comparing Toys From Past to Present – Worksheet on the board and illustrate the changes that have taken place.
Guided/Independent Learning
- Provide each student with a copy of the worksheet used in the previous activity. Ask the students to choose a toy from the video. Allow the students to use the worksheet to illustrate and label what the toy looked like in the past and what it looks like now.
- Once the students have finished, ask volunteers to share their toys comparisons with the class.
Wrapping Up
- Place the students into small groups. Provide each group with the Then and Now – Toy Dominoes Game. Explain to the students that they must work together as a group to connect the dominoes by matching past and present pictures of the same toy. Monitor and support the students as required.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Encourage more capable students to assist others and share their ideas during group work and class discussions.
Supporting Students
- Encourage less confident students to participate in group work and class discussions at a level at which they feel comfortable.
Assessment Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
- used strategic whole class or individual questioning
- observed student participation during learning activities
- recorded student progress on a checklist
- annotated student work samples
- collected and reviewed student work samples
- facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
- encouraged student self-reflection
- administered formal assessment tasks.
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