Learning intention – We are learning about activities in the past.
Success criteria – We can make and do activities from the past.
Students used puzzles and games to help them learn.
Jigsaw puzzles were made from wood.
The pictures on puzzles tell us about daily life in the past.
View the YouTube video Jigsaw puzzles.
What is special about the tram puzzle?
Print a photo or use a photo from a magazine.
Cut it into squares or rectangles.
Put your puzzle back together.
What skills did you practise?
A5 printed photograph or photo from a magazine
Scissors
Students used to do craft lessons.
Weaving was a craft activity for all grades.
Infants students did paper weaving.
Primary students made woven baskets with cane.
View the photo gallery.
View the YouTube video How to weave a paper mat.
Make a woven paper mat.
What did you like about doing this craft?
Two pieces of A5 paper (half an A4 sheet) – in two colours
Ruler
Pencil
Scissors
Sticky tape.
Children were good at making up games.
Fly is a game that uses sticks from the ground.
Fly was played at school and at home.
It is a good game to play with your family.
View the YouTube video How to play fly.
Play fly with your family or on your own.
What did you like about the game?
Seven sticks or pieces of bark collected from the ground.
Strips of cardboard could be used instead.
The following materials are needed for the practical activities on this page.
A5 printed photograph or photo from a magazine
Scissors
Two pieces of A5 paper (half an A4 sheet) – in two colours
Ruler
Pencil
Scissors
Sticky tape.
Seven sticks or pieces of bark collected from the ground.
If playing indoors, strips of paper or cardboard could be used instead.
Safety note – Fly is best played on grass. If playing on a hard surface, use flat objects that don't roll or slide.