Resources for Year One History Units
What were some popular toys and games from the "Olden Days"?
How were they similar to and different from those we have now?
Child’s Play (Qld State Library)
Museum of Childhood (The V&A Museum, London)
BBC Learning Zone Clips: toys from Victorian times
Bedford Bites Toys Online: (British)
Nursery Rhyme Corner: historical context for many nursery rhymes with words and music.
Northumberland Nursery Rhymes: interactive nursery rhymes.
Memorial Hall: pictures of historical artefacts.
This unit at Schools.net has some worksheets that you may find useful
TES seems to have a host of resources on this page – IWB lessons, stimulus pics etc. You have to sign up but it's free.
Toys in History
BBC Victorian Toys and Games -
Stimulus picture – Brueghel painting click here for a larger version for printing
Brueghel's painting – an interactive version with some of the games named and explanations given
Making and playing old-fashioned toys and games - an American commercial site, but there are some ideas for creating your own historical toys and games. ThinkQuest Site - links to other ideas
Historic Toys - a commerical (UK) site but some good pics with labels
Historical Folk Toys - another commercial site with pictures that could be used as a stimulus for discussion
Video source – lady demonstrates some of the historical toys from a British Toy museum
Video source – news item from Oregon USA about a display of 150 yrs of toys
Video source – demonstration of a collection of old, mostly windup tin toys
Video source - "The Real Toy Story" - this is a 40 min video but you may just use bits of it. A man demonstrates historical toys to a group of students
The History of Toys - resource for teachers from the British toy and hobby association
The History of Toys (appendix) - the accompanying appendix from the BHTA – some useful stimulus pictures
SMARTboard Resources
Toys – Notebook lesson on toys with cross-curricular links. Might be something you can tie in or use to stimulate vocabulary
Then and Now: Toys – look at the second Notebook file on this page as a way to introduce the topic on the IWB, discussion starters, sources for investigating the topic, planning questions for grandparents etc.
Museum of Childhood (The V&A Museum, London)
BBC Learning Zone Clips: toys from Victorian times
Bedford Bites Toys Online: (British)
Nursery Rhyme Corner: historical context for many nursery rhymes with words and music.
Northumberland Nursery Rhymes: interactive nursery rhymes.
Memorial Hall: pictures of historical artefacts.
This unit at Schools.net has some worksheets that you may find useful
TES seems to have a host of resources on this page – IWB lessons, stimulus pics etc. You have to sign up but it's free.
Toys in History
BBC Victorian Toys and Games -
Stimulus picture – Brueghel painting click here for a larger version for printing
Brueghel's painting – an interactive version with some of the games named and explanations given
Making and playing old-fashioned toys and games - an American commercial site, but there are some ideas for creating your own historical toys and games. ThinkQuest Site - links to other ideas
Historic Toys - a commerical (UK) site but some good pics with labels
Historical Folk Toys - another commercial site with pictures that could be used as a stimulus for discussion
Video source – lady demonstrates some of the historical toys from a British Toy museum
Video source – news item from Oregon USA about a display of 150 yrs of toys
Video source – demonstration of a collection of old, mostly windup tin toys
Video source - "The Real Toy Story" - this is a 40 min video but you may just use bits of it. A man demonstrates historical toys to a group of students
The History of Toys - resource for teachers from the British toy and hobby association
The History of Toys (appendix) - the accompanying appendix from the BHTA – some useful stimulus pictures
SMARTboard Resources
Toys – Notebook lesson on toys with cross-curricular links. Might be something you can tie in or use to stimulate vocabulary
Then and Now: Toys – look at the second Notebook file on this page as a way to introduce the topic on the IWB, discussion starters, sources for investigating the topic, planning questions for grandparents etc.