Toys
Summary of task
Students talked with their grandparents, during a school visit, about the toys they played with at the same age. Students used a Venn diagram to record and categorise the similarities and differences in toys at the two different times. These activities took place in class over two 50-minute periods. Students then chose one of the toys from the past for further inquiry and comparison. They were required to ask questions of their grandparents, produce photographic evidence and present their findings in a text scribed by the teacher. These activities took place at home and in class over a one-week period.
Achievement standard
By the end of Year 1, students identify and describe important dates and changes in their own lives. They explain how some aspects of daily life have changed over recent time while others have remained the same.
Students sequence personal and family events in order, using everyday terms about the passing of time. They respond to questions about the past using sources provided. Students relate stories about life in the past, using a range of texts.
Annotations overview
Records, classifies and compares information about the past and present
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Categorises objects from the past and present -
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Subject - History
Categorises objects from the past and present -
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Identifies similarities and differences in objects -
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Subject - History
Identifies similarities and differences in objects -
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Subject - History
Makes statements about change and the passage of time -
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Makes statements about change and the passage of time -
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Subject - History
Reports information gathered from inquiry questions -
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Reports information gathered from inquiry questions
