Toys and Games - Warwickshire Heritage Learning

Workshop title	Toys and Games
Key stage	1
Delivered at	In your classroom or at St Johns House Museum, Warwick
Duration	1 hour
Curriculum topics	History, Science
Main focus	Continuity and change, materials, changes in living memory.
Workshop outline	Your class will enjoy a fun, interactive workshop and learn about toys and games through time using real and replica objects. Pupils will investigate the variety of materials toys have been made from in the past and today. Through play and discussion, they will explore how toys move and understand how toys can demonstrate change and continuity through time.
Key skills covered	How does this support your teaching? History Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, make connections, draw contracts and analyse trends. Gain historical perspective. Changes within living memory. Science Working scientifically: asking questions, observing, identifying and classifying. Everyday materials: distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made; identify and name a variety of everyday materials,; describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials. English Use discussion in order to learn. Listen and respond appropriately; ask relevant questions; articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions.
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