Games children play
Learning intention
We are learning to:
- understand that some things change over time and some things stay the same.
Success criteria
What I'm looking for:
- I can describe how some games have changed or stayed the same over time.
Student Activities
What game is this?
Students examine photos of the games and activities that children have played in the past and discuss similarities and differences.
What toy is this?
Students look at a toy catalogue from 1945 and discuss how toys were different in the past.
Games past and present
Students examine a school sport photograph from 1917 and decide which sports were played in the past.
NSW syllabus for the Australian curriculum: History K-10
HT1-3 describes the effects of changing technology on people’s lives over time
HT1-4 demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication
Comprehension: chronology, terms and concepts
- sequence familiar objects and events (ACHHS031, ACHHS047)
- distinguish between the past, present and future (ACHHS032, ACHHS048)
Use of sources
- explore and use a range of sources about the past (ACHHS034, ACHHS05)
- identify and compare features of objects from the past and present (ACHHS035, ACHHS051)
Empathetic understanding
- recognise that people in the local community may have lived differently in the past
Research
- pose questions about the past using sources provided (ACHHS033, ACHHS049)
Explanation and communication
- develop a narrative about the past (ACHHS037, ACHHS053)
- use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written, role play) and digital technologies (ACHHS038, ACHHS054)
Continuity and change: some things change over time and others remain the same
Empathetic understanding: developing an understanding of another’s views, life and decisions made
Learning across the curriculum
- Literacy
- Critical and creative thinking
The impact of changing technology on people’s lives (ACHHK046)
Students:
- discuss the similarities and differences of technology from the past through a range of sources and sequence them over time
- use a range of communications forms to explain how one example of changing technology affected people’s lives
How have changes in technology shaped our daily life?
Recommended reading
Playground by Nadia Wheatley, illustrated by Ken Searle
Australian kids through the years by Tania McCartney, illustrated by Andrew Joyner