Education resources fromthe British Empire and

Commonwealth Museum

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Toys from theCommonwealth

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Our Toys

• What toys are your favourite?

• Describe how it’s made

• What toys do you and your friends like playing with?

• Draw a picture of your favourite toy?

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Background information

Look at interactive map, on page_________

Look for the following countries?• Caribbean• India• Hong Kong• South Africa

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Look at the toys

Look at the toys from around the Commonwealth and answer the following questions:

• (Task 1)

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Task 1 Investigate your object

Where in the world do you think your object comes from?India England

Africa

Caribbean

Pacific Islands

Australia

Is your object:Hard ShortSoft

Colourful

Oblong

Round

Flat

Long

What do you think it’s made from?Fabric

Metal

Plastic Fibre

Wood

Other materia

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Draw your object here

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Task 2Old and new

• Compare an old toywith a new toy

• Draw your old toyand new toy

• Label the differences between the two toys.What makes one oldand the other new?