A photographic study of old toys and books

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

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.

Computing

  • Use technology purposefully to create digital content.

English

  • Compose a sentence orally before writing it, re-reading what has been written.
  • Write for different purposes.
  • Make simple additions, revisions and corrections to their own writing by evaluating their writing with the teacher and other pupils.

Lesson Planning

Children look at photographs of toys from different ages. Then they set up a photography studio and take photographs of a toy to show the features of the time in which it is made.

Teaching Outcomes
To explore photographs of museum toy artefacts and identify whether they are old or new.
To use digital equipment to take photographs.
To write labels to accompany a photograph of a toy.

Children will:

  • Use digital cameras or tablets to create full photos and close ups of a focus toy.
  • Take a selection of photos from a toy that show features reflecting the toy’s age.
  • Write labels to accompany photos of toys.

Provided Resources

  • Photos of toys from museum collections
  • Label templates (differentiated)

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.