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Summer Term How have toys changed?

We enjoyed sharing our favourite toys.

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A remote controlled favourite toy.

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We wrote why our toy was special to us.

Asking questions to find out what our parents and grandparents played with when they were younger.

A parent brought in a toy that a Great Grandad designed and made 95 years ago!

Here is a photograph of Great Grandad who made the toy.

Learning about toys from the past.

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A toy that a parent played with when she was little girl.

Investigating what toys are like up to 100 years ago.

A parent’s toy when he was a little boy.

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A spinning top that belonged to a great grandparent.

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A selection of toys used in the past and still in the present today.

This toy belongs to Miss Markham’s friend’s mum, who is 85 years old! Her uncle made it for her when she was just 3 years old. That means the toy is over 80 years old — older than most grandparents! It was made with love, and she’s kept it all this time.

Toy timeline

Discussing toys from the past.

Looking and playing with old toys from the past.

How teddy bears have changed over time.

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