Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

• Explore idea of ‘old’ and ‘new’, and the differences between them.
• Recognise that toys from the past are different from toys of today.
• Recognise the differences between ‘older’ and ‘newer’ materials.
• Understand and talk about the similarities and differences between toys of the past and toys of today.
• Understand museums can be used to find out about toys from the past.
• Speak about everyday objects in the past.
• Decide if an object is ‘older’ or ‘newer’.

Attitudes and values

• Have an understanding of how people’s everyday lives in the past were different from their own.
• Understand why it is important to think about the past and ask questions.

Creativity, inspiration and enjoyment

• Ask questions about toys and objects from the past.
• Think about how they play and how people in the past played.
• Use toys from our collection to think about how they would create their own toys.
• Think about what choices they might make if they were putting objects into a museum

Activity, behavior and progression

• Work as part of a group to discuss difference and sort objects into ‘old’ and ‘new’
• Organise toys chronologically.

 Skills development

• Ask questions of objects and use this information to form an idea and have discussion about the past.

Curriculum links

Key Stage 1 - History

In this session pupils will-

• develop an awareness of the past, using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time.
• discover where the people and objects they study fit within a chronological framework and identify similarities and differences between these in different periods.
• use a wide vocabulary of everyday historical terms.
• ask and answer questions, choosing and using sources to show that they know and understand key features.
• understand some of the ways in which we find out about the past and identify different ways in which it is represented.

Key Stage 1 - Science: everyday materials

• distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made.
• identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock.
• describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials

Key Stage 1 - English: spoken language

Pupils should be taught to:

• listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
• ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge
• use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary
• articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions
• give descriptions, and explanations for different purposes, including for expressing feelings
• maintain attention and participate in conversations, initiating and responding to comments
• use spoken language to develop understanding through imagining and exploring ideas
• speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English
• select and use appropriate registers for effective communication.

Fundamental British Values

 Democracy

• Children take a role in discussions and listen to each other.
• Children have opportunities to make collective decisions – for example in deciding how to sequence toys in order of age.

Individual liberty

• Children are encouraged to voice their opinions appropriately and listen to others with respect.
• Children have opportunities to make their own decisions about choosing toys as well as understanding that they are to be shared. 

Tolerance and mutual respect

• Children are encouraged to respect the feelings and opinions of others as well as the Museum of Liverpool and its collections.