Medium Term Planning

SUBJECT: History TOPIC: How are toys CLASS: Year 1

different from those in the
past?

TEACHER: YEAR: 2014-2015 TERM: Autumn HALF-TERM: 2

TARGET(S): changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of
change in national life. Children will describe toys from both past and present, find out information about the
past.

WK LESSON OBJECTIVE DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING INTENTIONS ACTIVITY / Unusual

SKILLS Resources
(KNOW, UNDERSTAND,DO) / Trip
ALL MOST SOME
1 Know where people and be able to be able to be able to Class Selections
events they study fit describe some describe the describe the discussions of toys,
within a chronological of their own characteristi characteristi regarding which chn
framework. toys and toys cs of a cs of a toys. will bring
of the present modern modern Describing from
Identify similarities and day. selection of selection of the home.
differences between ways toys. Know toys. characteristi
of life in different Know what what that understand cs of toys. selection
periods. that there there are old what that of old toys
are old and and modern there are old or
modern toys toys and and modern pictures
and some some toys and
differences differences some
between between differences
them them between
them

2 Develop an awareness of Be able to Be able to Be able to Practice Pictures

the past, using common speak about speak about make speaking of toys
words and phrases relating and describe and describe comparisons about the and
to the passing of time. toys from the toys from the between characteristi objects
past. past, using characteristic cs of objects from the
Use a wide vocabulary of appropriate s of modern and toys past.
everyday historical terms. Know that use of toys and toys from the
there are adjectives. from the past.
Understand ways in which different past. Describe the
we find out about the past. ways of Understand be able to toys and
finding out that there suggest ways objects.
about the are different of finding out
Know where people and
past ways of about toys in
events they study fit
finding about the past.
within a chronological
framework Can sort the past Can sort
photographs/ photographs/
toys into old Can sort toys into old
and new photographs/t and new and
oys into old talk about
and new and their work
talk about with emerging
their work chronological
order

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3 Answer and ask questions, Know how to Understand Able to use of Listening to Pictures
choosing stories and other use of oral how to use of oral oral of toys
sources to show that they information oral information information. and old
know and understand key and ask information and ask Asking objects
features of events. questions to and ask higher order questions to from the
find out simple questions to find out past.
Understand some of the further questions to find out information. External
ways in which we find out information. find out extensive To speculate person – a
about the past. Know what an further information. and enquire parent to
oral account information. be able to about the visit the
is and listen be able to enlist the past. Prepare class and
Identify different ways in enlist the information a speak to
to oral
which the past is information they have questionnaire them
accounts of
represented. they have acquired from to use with a about toys
playing with
old toys. acquired from their use of family they had
Create an oral their use of questioning. members to
questionnaire questioning. Understand find out
to use with Understand what an oral about toys of
family what an oral account is their
members. account is and listen to parents/gran
and listen to oral accounts dparents
oral accounts of playing (homework)
of playing with old
with old toys.
toys.
Create simple
Create simple questionnaire
questionnaire to use with
to use with family
family members.
members.
4 Identify similarities and Can Able to Able to Comparing Old and
differences between ways investigat investigat investigate an old and new new toys –
of life in different periods. e an old e an old old toy from toys. both real
toy from toy from the past and Identifying toys and
Understand some of the the past the past its present similarities pictures
ways in which we find out and its and its day version; and
about the past (for present present identifing differences
example design, materials day day similarities and using
and technology can version. version. and oral skills to
indicate whether a toy is Know how to be able to differences convey this
old or new) find out the identify between old to the class.
similarities obvious and new toys, Using
Use a wide vocabulary of between old similarities including adjectives to
everyday historical terms and new and movement, describe the
when describing old and objects and differences design and characteristi
new objects toys and between old material. cs. Venn
speak about and new toys,Describe the diagrams
this. be able characteristic
Make a list of sorting
to make a s of old and
characteristic activity,
simple list of s of old new objects, allow chn to
characteristic objects and using create their
s of old and new objects. adjectives own criteria
new objects from the for sorting
and toys using word bank as toys
word bank well as using
their own
choice of
adjectives.
5 Develop an awareness of Can draw and Can draw and Can draw and Children Selection
the past, using common describes an describes an describes an will look of
words and phases relating object from object from object from at the pictures
to the passing of time. the past the past the past different of toys
using and and stories of from the
Identify similarities and word bank compare compare bears past and

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 differences between ways and it with its it with its from new and
of life in different compare present present different real life
periods. it with its day day periods, toys from
present products. products. put the the
Use a wide vocabulary of day understand explain why bears in present
everyday historical terms. products. why some some items the
Know why items are no are no longer chronolo Teddy
some items longer around. gical bear
Understand ways in which
are no longer around. Can use order , stories
we find out about the
around. Understand sources to describe from the
past.
Know that that there find out and past
Know where people and there are are about teddy compare
events they study fit different different bears from them
ways to find ways to find the past with Trip to
within a
out about out about and begin modern Museum
chronological framework.
teddy bears teddy bears to put them alternati of
from the from the in the order vesUse childhood
past and past and sort. role play with
begin to put begin to put with the appropriat
them in the class to e
them in the
develop workshop
order sort order sort.
with comparis
support. on,
enquiry
and
empathy
skills.

6 know how understand understand Introduce the Selection

Know where people and museum how museum how museum concept of a of toy
events they study fit exhibits exhibits exhibits timeline, picture
within a chronological are organised, are organised are organised children from the
framework. begin to and will be and be able make their past and
create a class able to sort to sort own class toy new and
Use a wide vocabulary of museum, objects objects museum with real life
everyday historical terms. using accordingly; accordingly their own toys from
photographic understan on a timeline. toys and the
sources/ own d how to Able to create label them present
Identify similarities and
experiences create a a class
differences between ways
class museum,
of life in different
museum, using
periods.
using photographic
photograp sources/ own
Understand some of the hic experiences
ways in which we find out sources/
about the past. own
experienc
Identify different ways in es.
which the past is
represented.