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Children's books: old and new

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Changes within Living Memory Toys and Books

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Objectives

History

  • Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change.
  • Learn about changes in living memory.
  • Identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods.

English

  • Articulate and justify opinions; participate in discussions.
  • Develop pleasure in reading/motivation to read by listening to, discussing and expressing views on a wide range of stories.
  • Discuss the sequence of events in books.

Lesson Planning

Children explore children’s books from their parents and grandparents era, looking at themes, styles and trends. They identify a favourite story and say what they like best about it.

Teaching Outcomes
To understand how children’s books have changed over time.
To recap a favourite story orally and give reasons for specific books being favourites.

Children will:

  • Explore children’s books from their parents’ and grandparents’ era, looking at themes, styles and trends.
  • Identify a favourite story and say what they like best about it.

Provided Resources

  • Images of children’s books from different decades
  • Images of Winnie the Pooh covers

You Will Need

  • Children’s books from different decades
  • Speech bubble template

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