Unit 1: How are our toys different from

those in the past?

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Unit 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?

Describe a modern toy.

What is it made from?

What colour is it?

How does it work?

Does it move?

Does it need batteries?

What is your favourite feature?

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Unit 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?

How can we find out about toys in the past?

By visiting museums

By speaking to parents,

grandparents or other older people

By reading books which were written during the period we want to learn

about

By inviting visitors into the

class to talk about toys from

the past

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Unit 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?

What were toys like in the past?

Are any of these toys still popular nowadays?

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Unit 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?

What are the differences between old and new toys?

Old toys New toys

Materials

Technology

Manufacture

Safety

Wood, tin, lead, china

Plastic, foam, rubber, nylon

Clockwork Electric motors, speakers, screens

Mostly handmade

Produced in factories

Some sharp edges, unsafe

materials

Strict rules on toy safety

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Unit 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?

Which of these toys are modern, and which are old?

modernold

modern

modernold old

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Unit 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?

What words and phrases can we use to describe toys?

new

old

small

shiny

rusty

broken

clean

toys with batteriestoys we roll

toys we push

toys with remote control

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Unit 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?

Here is a timeline of when some popular toys were invented.

1901Electric

train set

1902Teddy Bear

1929Yo-yo

1936Monopo

ly

1949

Lego

1993Beanie Babies

1983Nintend

o

1966Hot

Wheels

1959Barbi

e

1956Play-doh

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Unit 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?

Let’s compare an old and a new toy car.

Made of tin

Runs on clockwork

Goes in straight lines only

Made of plastic

Runs on batteries

Can be steered by remote control

Which one do you prefer?