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Summary and Objective
Students will understand that primary sources can teach us about the past. They will have the opportunity to look critically at their own toys and observe children's toys from the past. Students will compare and contrast the American Centuries' collection of dolls and toys. We will look at the child's role in the family by the toys they played with. We will discuss the amount of toys in relation to the increase of recreation time and the possible reasons for the changes.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Students will create a list of the toys they play with today. Students will be asked to bring into school one toy from home.(Something that can fit into their back pack.)
Step 2.
Students will share their own doll/toy and will be asked to write a short story about their doll/toy. A picture will be taken of each doll/toy.
Students will observe a variety of toys as primary sources.
Step 3.
Explain that their doll/toy is a primary source artifact. One day in the future, students may be looking at their dolls/toys trying to find out more about the students at their school in the 21st century.
Step 4.
Ask students to work in partners and choose one of the dolls or toys to generate a list of their observations. ie, What is the toy made from? What is it wearing?What is the purpose of the toy?
Step 5.
Ask students to compare toys from the different eras. Why do they think some are in fancy clothing, some are not? Did they have many or few? Elicit conversation about children and their toys. Compare that to today's toys.
Step 6.
Ask students about their own toys and what could they do to preserve them for a hundred years.
Step 7.
Create and display posters of the photograph of the toy and the students' toy biorgraphy to document their toy for all time.
Step 8.
Extension: Create a book containing the pictures and stories of our toys and donate it to your school Library.
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