Toys Teaching Resources
A great collection of teaching resources that can be used when learning about the role of toys within society. Included in the collection are lesson plans from our Daily Life Then and Now Unit Plan for lower years. The lessons include identifying and classifying toys, toys from today, toys from the past and a comparison of daily life - assessment task. Also included is a Toys - Past, Present and Future PowerPoint teaching presentation to use when introducing the concepts. Use the dominoes and definition match-up game, sorting activities, worksheets and assessments to consolidate your students' learning.
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Alien Grab - Toy Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity to identify toys from other everyday objects.
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Then and Now - Toy Dominoes
A set of 12 domino playing cards for students to match pictures of toys from the past with the present.
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Popular Toys from the Present Day - Worksheet
A set of 2 worksheets for students to illustrate popular toys from the present day.
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Describing Toys Past and Present - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to describe the features of past and present toys.
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Comparing Toys from Past to Present - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to illustrate how toys have changed over time.
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What Toy Am I? - Toy Definition Match Up Game
A set of 20 puzzle cards for students to match pictures of toys to their definition.
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Toys - Past, Present and Future PowerPoint
A 15 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when comparing toys from today with the past.
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A Comparison of Daily Life - Assessment Task
An open-ended assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of how toys, modes of transport and communication devices and their uses have changed over time.
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A Comparison of Daily Life - Assessment Task
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate how their world is different from the past and how it might change in the future.
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Toys From the Past
A 60 minute lesson in which students will compare toys from the past with the present.
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Toys From Today
A 60 minute lesson in which students will describe the features of a present day toy.
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Identifying and Classifying Toys
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify an everyday object as a toy and describe how it is used in daily life.