Lesson Four – Old Toys

This history teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to 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.

The class can identify and record how to make comparisons between some examples of modern and old toys and games such as building blocks and vehicles.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to 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

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to describe some of the different toys that were owned by families in the past and a table display card to practise using primary sources to investigate and record information about toys and games that were owned by families in the past.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to use primary sources to investigate some of the different toys and games that were owned by families in the past.

This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to investigate and record how a selection of different toys and games owned by families have changed and developed over time. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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