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Grades 3, 4 and 5 - History - Elementary School - The History of Toys
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Young children in elementary school are encouraged to see the difference between the past and the present. One area which can be used to demonstrate this is that of toys. The toys children play with today are very different to those which their parents and grandparents may have played with. Young children are already more technologically advanced than many adults and may be amazed to discover the 'low tech' toys their ancestors enjoyed!

Grades 3, 4 and 5 - History - Elementary School - The History of Toys
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10 Questions

1. What was the original use for Play-Doh?
2. What was the Frisbee first used for?
3. In 1950, a construction toy was invented which most of us have played with. What was it?
4. In Ancient Greece, boys played ball games with something unusual. What was it?
5. What was the first game to use our bodies as playing pieces?
6. Why is a teddy bear called a teddy bear?
7. In 1767, an inventor called John Spilsbury made the first what?
8. Where was the first doll's house made?
9. A blockbusting film released in the 1970s saw action figure toys sell like hot cakes. What was the film?
10. What was the first toy to be advertised on television?