Class toy and book museum

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.

English

  • Participate in role play.

Lesson Planning

Today we set up our museum – arranging the toys and books and labelling them properly. Children take different roles in the museum.

Teaching Outcomes
To share knowledge of old and new toys and books with others.
To effectively role play a job from a museum.

Children will:

  • Organise toys and books into categories and by age.
  • Share knowledge and understanding of toys & books through time with museum ‘visitors’.
  • Role play being various museum staff such as curators and education officers.

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.