Throughout Terms 1 and 2, Year 1 students have been identifying similarities and differences between family life in the past to their lives today.
On Monday 29th May, Year 1 students participated in a Toy workshop conducted by the Australian Museum of Childhood. The visit links in with our history learning, as well as our science focus on push and pull forces.
In small groups, students explored a range of toys from the past - including puzzles, push and pull along toys, colonial games and musical instruments. Through persistence and perseverance, students investigated how the toys worked and then had fun using them. They also explored what materials and joining techniques were used to make them and discussed how this has changed over time.
For the rest of the term, students will engage in the STEM design process and design their own toy and be able to explain or even demonstrate how it works.
Here are some highlights from the visit:
T2 – "The jack in the box jumped up really slowly and it scared us a little bit."
"There was a horseshoe and a ring, and you had to get the ring off."
"I liked the challenging bits - like throwing the ring on the clown."
T4 – “Some of the games were challenging.”
“The Jack in the box made us jump.”
“The woodpecker bird that wobbled down the spring was amazing.”
T7 – “Alan showed us some toys from the olden days.”
“We loved trying things that we had never seen or used before.”
“It was lots of fun.”
T8 – “There were SO many toys!”
“We loved hearing about toys from the past. The woodpecker and snake were awesome!”
