A child's day long ago

Ages 3 to 5 Read and do together · about 15 minutes

Read together

Long ago, children lived without phones or cars.

They played, helped at home and heard stories.

Do it

1. Ask a grandparent or older friend what their day was like as a child.
2. Make a toy from things around: a doll from a cloth, a boat from bark or a paper boat.
3. Play a game from long ago, such as hide and seek or a hand-clapping game.
4. Compare: what is the same as today, and what is different?

Talk about it

• What did children play with?
• What is the same as today?

For the grown-up

Children's lives differed by place and time. Avoid saying that people long ago were less clever. Their tools were different. Museums and local archives often show real toys.

Mark as done

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