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Family Toys
This history scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate and record how a selection of different toys and games that were owned by families have changed and developed over time. The class can produce labels for a museum exhibition describing toys and games played with in the past.
Investigate and record how a selection of different toys and games that were owned by families have changed and developed over time
Lesson One : Old and New
Explore how to identify, compare and describe some of the different toys and games that might have been owned by families today and in the past
Lesson Two : Sorting Toys
Investigate and record how to compare and group some different types of toys and games by their age using matching time vocabulary words
Lesson Three : Toy Interviews
Practise preparing and conducting interviews with classroom visitors to find out about some of the toys and games that they owned and played with in the past
Lesson Four : Old Toys
Practise using primary sources to investigate and present information about some of the different toys and games that were owned by families in the past
Lesson Five : From Old to New
Explore how to describe and compare examples of different toys and games from the past and identify some modern day equivalents
Lesson Six : Toy Museum
Select and record facts and information to add to a label for a toy or game from the past to use in a museum display about family life in the past
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Mother Nature
Explore how mother nature can provide nourishment, protection and support to all living things in different habitats and environments
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Digraphs Word Sums
Investigate the spellings and meanings of different sets of words with a range of initial consonant digraphs
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Van Gogh
Investigate and replicate the work and painting style of a famous artist from the past by producing a matching landscape of the school building
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Harbour Labels
Practise structuring and formatting different word processed documents to describe a range of ships and boats seen in a harbour