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Welcome to Year 1 and Year 2
Our teacher is Mrs Lake
Autumn Term 2009 - second half of term
Our topic this half term is Toys

In History, We’ll Be Finding Out About:

  • The toys we have played with at different times of our life

  • The toys that other people played with in the past

  • Some of the similarities and differences between toys in the past and today

In Science, We’ll Be Finding Out About:

  • The different materials that toys are made from

  • How some toys work

In Technology, We’ll Be Finding Out About:

  • How to design, plan and make simple toys

We’ll also find out about:

  • The different kinds of toys found in different countries and the way children play in those countries.
   

       
  Some websites about toys that you might find interesting:    
         
  Bedford Bytes

a learning resource designed for teachers and their pupils developed by the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum, in partnership with their local schools.

   
  Moving Toys

Explore and investigate a range of moving toys.  This activity is from the (rather good!) Museum of Childhood website.

   
  How toys have changed Activities investigating toys.    
  Bargains Galore! This activity from the BBC website lets you practise your maths whilst shopping for toys!    
       
  Here are some websites that you might like to use at home - we enjoy using them in school!    
       
  Phonics Play Interactive phonics games for each of the phonic phases as outlined in the Letters and Sounds programme.    
  ict games Literacy and Numeracy interactive games and activities.    
         
 

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Autumn 2009 - first half term

Summer 2009

Spring 2009

Yo-Yo came for a Christmas visit.