This activity can be used to help children understand the difference between old and new toys. Children are presented with several pictures. They are encouraged to talk about each picture, discussing what they can see, and whether they think the toy is old or new and why. Children can then glue the pictures onto the correct side. This activity develops children’s speaking and listening skills along with their understanding of time. It is advisable to show children a selection of old and new toys before completing this activity, so they can see the difference between them.

Lost in the Toy Museum Questions Tick box retrieval questions and writing questions.

This engaging KS1 History PowerPoint (21 slides) helps children compare toys from the past with the toys they enjoy today. Through colourful images, simple explanations and interactive activities, pupils will explore how materials, technology and children’s play have changed across the years. Perfect for Year 1 and Year 2, this lesson encourages discussion, observation and comparison while developing an understanding of the past and present. Perfect for the busy teacher – no preparation required. This resource includes: A bright and engaging PowerPoint presentation Learning intentions (WALT) What is a toy? Toys from long ago Toys today Comparing old and modern toys Different materials used to make toys Interactive “Old or Modern?” activity Fascinating toy facts End-of-lesson quiz Colourful illustrations throughout Learning Objectives Children will learn to: Know what a toy is. Understand that toys have changed over time. Compare toys from the past with toys today. Recognise that toys are made from different materials. Develop historical vocabulary including past, present and long ago. Perfect for: KS1 History Year 1 Year 2 Junior Infants Senior Infants History topics Comparing the past and present Whole-class teaching Interactive whiteboards

Create an inviting toy shop role play area with this colourful Little Learning Lane pack for EYFS and Year 1. With illustrated shop signs and picture-supported writing templates, children can become shopkeepers and customers as they write shopping lists, take orders, make receipts and advertise toys. WHAT’S INCLUDED? 10 toy shop signs in colour and black and white: • Toy Shop • Open • Closed • Pay here • Teddies • Cars and trains • Dolls • Building bricks • Games and puzzles • Thank you! The signs are arranged four to an A4 page, ready to print and cut out. The black-and-white versions can also be coloured by the children. Four full-page colour writing templates: • My toy shopping list — five writing lines and a toy picture word bank. • My toy order — a drawing box, toy name, quantity and customer name. • Toy shop receipt — spaces for four toys, prices, a total and the shopkeeper’s name. • Look at this toy! — an advert template with a drawing space, sentence starters, price box and picture-supported describing words. USE THE PACK TO ENCOURAGE: • Purposeful early writing through play. • Speaking, listening and turn-taking. • Toy vocabulary and descriptive language. • Counting and recording prices during pretend shopping. Ideal for classroom role play, continuous provision and a toys topic. Printable PDF resources. Physical toys, furniture and classroom props shown in preview images are not included.

History Year 1: Toy Sorting Worksheet (Past and Present Toys) Help children explore how toys have changed over time with this engaging Year 1 History toy sorting worksheet. Pupils cut out the toy pictures and sort them into the correct columns: Toys from the Past and Recent Toys. This hands-on activity encourages children to identify similarities and differences between historical and modern toys while developing their understanding of the concept of past and present. The cut-and-stick format also supports fine motor skills and independent learning.

Kipper’s Toybox DISPLAY Display banner Display border- a display border with lots of mice to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Word cards Large coloured pictures- large character pictures to print out and use on a display Question cards- questions on decorated cards about the story to use as prompts or to add to a display LITERACY A4 word card Alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on mice Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets My favourite toy ‘K’ for Kipper and ‘t’ for toys worksheets- two worksheets about the letters k and t Initial sound worksheets- match the labels to the correct toy pictures, write the initial sounds of the toys, cut and stick the toy pictures onto the initial sounds on the toybox NUMERACY Number line- a number line to 50 on Kipper’s toys Counting worksheets- count the number of toys- 3 differentiated worksheets Number worksheets- a set of 10 worksheets, one for each number from 1-10 Counting cards Number jigsaws- count the mice and match to the correct number to complete the jigsaw GAMES Matching pairs- find the most pairs to win the game Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story Picture dominoes- a colourful dominoes game to make and play Collect the toys- spin the spinner to collect all the toys in your toybox ACTIVITIES Stick puppets- colour and make your own Kipper stick puppet Face masks- colour and decorate the face mask of Kipper Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets Finger mouse puppet- make your own mouse finger puppet Cut and assemble the owl- cut out the parts of the owl toy and reassemble Decorate the snake- make a pattern of the snake toy Draw the toys- draw all of Kipper’s toys in his toybox Make the pictures the same- make each pair of pictures on the worksheets the same- 3 different worksheets STORY TELLING Face mask Stick puppet Story sack tag Story props Number cards Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

This is a great Nativity script about a shelf of toys learning about Christmas. So it includes the traditional story but with a modern twist! It has ideas for some traditional and more modern songs which suits all ages. It includes simple stage directions and has 72 parts so can be used for the whole of KS1. This could even be easily adapted for KS2! It is all in Word so it can be easily adapted for more / less parts by including more / less non speaking or sharing some lines! It lasts for about 40 minutes and all costumes can be easily hand made. If you want any more ideas or have any queries about anything then please just leave a comment and I'll get back to you. I can give more ideas for the costumes we made. I have included the a casting list to make it easy to cast your parts and I have also included a programme to hand out on the night of the show. All you have to do is copy and paste your casting list. Any feedback is appreciated and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

English resources for the story Kipper’s Toybox. Suitable for younger SEND students.

A full four week unit on narrative, inspired by the Lost in the Toy Museum by David Lucas. Suitable for KS1. This is a lovely picture book that gives wonderful opportunities for writing for KS1 pupils, and a copy of the book can be viewed on Youtube if you haven’t heard of this text before. Purchase includes: 4 x editable weekly (five-day) short-term plans 3 x editable PowerPoints for teaching 12 x Day’s worth of worksheets - including editable adapted worksheets for GD, EXP and WTS/SEND pupils (20 worksheets+). 1 x editable suggested example text (sentences) to support teaching Absolutely no amendments necessary to teach a full four week unit on narrative, featuring grammar foci and opportunities for creative writing. Planned with a newfound focus on oracy and developing pupils’ ability to orally story-tell, including clear differentiation to support pupils of all ability levels in your KS1 class. Created by a lover of English with almost a decade of experience working in KS1. If you do purchase this excellent unit of work, please consider returning to leave a review. Thank you!

The toy shop is a money activity pack to encourage recognising amounts, adding amounts, working out change, solving problems and game playing. You can also use the resources for role-playing. Your pack includes A toy shop with pre-written amounts (up to 20p) in colour and black and white A toy shop with blank tags for you to write your own amounts Addition problem sheets Money problem cards I have/I buy/my change sheets Large coloured toy cards with blank tags for using in games and for display

TOYS- PAST AND PRESENT A bumper resource pack for the topic The pack includes: Display banners- 3 different colourful banners for your displays: ‘Toys’, ‘Old and New Toys’ and ‘Toys and Games’ Display border-a display border showing lots of different toys Word cards- decorated word cards with words relating to toys and games Describing words- word cards with useful words for describing toys such as how they move, how they looks etc. Word searches- 2 word searches with words and pictures Writing pages- a collection of photocopiable sheets with toy themed borders Writing worksheets- a collection of worksheets with toy pictures and lines below for writing My favourite toy- draw and write about your favourite toy Word mat- an A4 word mat with words and pictures to use for writing activities Number line- a number line to 100 on colourful toys Alphabet line- a colourful alphabet line Flash cards- word and picture cards of lots of different toys Design a toy- a worksheet for your toy design Colouring pictures- a collection of colouring sheets Tracing pictures- pencil control sheets- great for younger children Book cover- a book cover to colour to use to keep all the topic work together Bingo- print and make this colourful toy themed bingo game Matching pairs game- match the toys Number dominoes- a toy themed game Label the toys- label some different toys Counting cards- cards with numbers 1-10 and the corresponding number of toys Size ordering- order the Russian dolls in size order- in colour and black and white Literacy worksheets- match labels to toys, write initial sounds, write words to describe different toys Play dough mats- a collection of activity mats to use in the play dough area Old toys posters- colourful posters showing some old toys Old and new posters- compare the old and new versions of some different toys Baby and child toys- an activity to sort the toy pictures into ones you had as a baby and ones you have now and a worksheet to accompany the activity Our favourite toys- find out about and draw your parents favourite toy and grandparents favourite toy when they were little Push and pull- look at some different toys and talk about what force is used to make them move Write a story- a decorated worksheet for writing a story about your toys Make some toys- photocopiable sheets for making 15 different simple toys such as split pin puppets, a jigsaw, a marble maze, a die to use with the snakes and ladders board Toy shop role play pack- a full pack of resources to set up your own toy shop in the classroom Includes display materials, games, Literacy and Maths activities, story telling resources plus much more

In this lesson children will: Recap on prior learning and vocabulary Look at different types of historical sources Gain a basic understanding of the Victorian times Explore Victorian toys Discuss and learn how Victorian toys are Victorian times are similiar /different to toys played with toy Compare a Victorian toy with a toy played with today This resource provides: Comprehensive slides 9 general Victorian fact cards e.g. facts about the toys poor children played with. 10 Victorian toys fact cards Comparing Victorian toys with toys played with today pages Slides include: Rewind (recap on prior learning) Whole class discussions Reflection time Partner discussions Stem sentences Teacher talk Independent task

This literacy resource for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Key Stage 1 (KS1) and SEND children, integrates reading, writing, and speaking and listening skills through activities centred around toys that may be found in the toy box. The first page features an illustration of a toy box surrounded by toys such as a puzzle, a doll, a dinosaur and blocks, which children can name and label using the provided word wall. The second page replicates this sheet in black and white for children to colour, reinforcing toy recognition and vocabulary. The third page is the word wall itself, offering a reference for matching words to toys, spelling and writing practice. This resource supports vocabulary development, reading and writing and handwriting skills. Boardmaker licenced.

KS1 History – The History of Toys | Toys Then and Now Make learning about the History of Toys fun and engaging with this complete KS1 History worksheet pack, designed to help children explore how toys have changed over time. This resource includes 3 different worksheets, making it ideal for whole-class teaching, independent work, or group activities. The worksheets can be used together as a complete lesson or given to different groups of children as separate activities. What’s Included? Worksheet 1 – Questions & Knowledge Multiple-choice questions to test children’s understanding Longer-answer questions to encourage children to explain what they have learned Covers toys from the past and toys children play with today Worksheet 2 – Design & Drawing Activity Children are encouraged to imagine they are living in the past They design and draw their own old-fashioned toy Includes questions about what their toy is made from and how it would be played with Worksheet 3 – Old Toys vs New Toys Children compare toys from the past with toys from today Encourages children to identify similarities and differences Helps develop historical comparison skills Includes opportunities for children to think about materials, technology and how toys are used Flexible Classroom Use: The 3 worksheets can be used in several ways: Use all three together as a complete activity or lesson Give each worksheet to a different group of children Use the worksheets as separate activities across multiple lessons Allow children to complete different tasks according to their ability Use the drawing activity as a creative extension or early-finisher task A fun and accessible resource for introducing KS1 children to historical change, old and new toys, and everyday life in the past.

A 2 week English plan and resources based around the book Toys in Space by Mini Grey. Ideal for the Spring term for Year 1 but could be adapted for other terms/year groups.

Students can independently work through the pack using the help guide. No specialist teacher required. Can be used for extension or cover work. Students create a pack of instructions on how to create a plush food toy. They can either base it on machine or hand embroidery.

This pack has been created to support writing linked to the story Toys in space by Mini Gray Pack includes: How to use colourful semantics. Over 10 pages of labelled cards and unlabelled cards Who? What doing? What? Describe? 8 templates to support building sentences This is a digital download. This items work best when printed on to card and then laminated for repeated use. Alternatively, the pictures will fit into a school exercise book.

Lesson examines the purpose of toys and offers a number of different tasks designed to get students to reflect on why we have toys. Adaptable and certainly relevant for the coming festival on Dec. 25 (UK). worksheet could be added.

This document links to the 'Toys from the Past&' KS1 scheme of work. It contains lesson ideas, images, historical research, games, art activities, cross curricular links and a glossary of key terms. This was produced by The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry. For more information about the Herbert&';s Learning programme please go to the website: www.theherbert.org/learning. To keep up-to-date with the Herbert Learning team, follow us on Twitter @HerbertLearning

Students will talk about their toys. They will write down the names of the toys. They will use these toy names in sentences. They may work independently. After that, students will read the questions and answer them based.

Useful for an intro to any toy project design, or as a task for childcare. What is a toy sheet? Toy safety? Choke tester (print on A4 to scale) anything that fits inside the center area of the tester would not be suitable for a child under 3 years as this can cause a child to choke. Question sheet? Matching cards? A5 info adapted from Lion mark website. In order to effectively use this resource you would need to use in conjunction with toy briefs or other resources. I have used the choke task with health and social care students when discussing child development, and health and safety in the home