History · Year 2

Living Memory: How Britain Has Changed

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Have you a what was like when they were ? 🧓👵 Their are ! that in a are called . Let's in !

things that can . Your up about 50 to 70 ago. That is not but very !

about your . most have a , a and a big TV. 📺 ago many had of these things. were by or with a that out .

were too. with on of . all at in one . There were no or . could very ! 🏫

How do we out about the ? We use of ! Old , called , and with all us what used to be like. ask: who made this, and when? 🔍

Then (about 60 years ago)Now (today)
Black and white TV with 2 channelsColour TV with hundreds of channels
Toys made of wood or tinPlastic toys, tablets and video games 🎮
No mobile phonesSmartphones in most pockets 📱
Milk delivered by horse and cart 🐴Milk bought in supermarkets
Writing on slates at schoolComputers and whiteboards at school 💻
Then and Now: Everyday Life in Britain

🔗 Match each object from the past with the modern thing that replaced it! 🔗

  • Chalk and slate

  • Black and white TV

  • Tin toy car

  • Horse and cart

put in on a . A what , and . We use the before and after to about . Before . After . You are at the very end of our ! ⏳

🧩 Put these changes in order from the earliest to the most recent. Which came first? 📅

  1. Children use computers and tablets at school
  2. Colour TVs become common in most homes
  3. Black and white TVs arrive in British homes
  4. Children write on chalk slates at school

🗂️ Sort each item into Then (about 60 years ago) or Now (today)! 🗂️

  • Milk delivered by horse and cart

  • Smartphone

  • Tin toy

  • Interactive whiteboard

  • Mangle for washing clothes

  • Microwave oven

In 1953 of the on TV for the very ! Many did not own a TV, so into one to . It was a very big ! 👑

done, ! 🕵️ You have how , , and . : , and are that us the . !

Quiz time! 📝

How Britain Has Changed: Quick Quiz! 🏆

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