Toys Past and Present
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Toys Past and Present
Toys Then and Now Venn Diagram
Pupils compare old and new toys on a Venn diagram, spotting what has changed and what has stayed the same. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering changes within living memory. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.
Old and New Toys Sorting
A sorting activity where children decide which toys come from the past and which are played with today. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering changes within living memory. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.
Toys Past and Present KWL Chart
Launch your toys topic with this KWL chart, recording what pupils know, want to know and have learnt. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering changes within living memory. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.
Grandad's Favourite Toy Reading Comprehension
A reading passage about a grandad's favourite childhood toy, with questions that get children comparing past and present. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering changes within living memory. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.
Toys from the Past Matching Activity
Children match toys from the past to their descriptions in this Year 1 matching activity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering changes within living memory and aspects of change in national life. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.
Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole
Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole
Reinforce Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole skills with this free Year 1 worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS1 History programme of study. Free to edit and download on Chalkie.ai.
Florence Nightingale Life Story Ordering
Pupils put the key events of Florence Nightingale's life in order in this sequencing activity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering the lives of significant individuals who contributed to national and international achievements. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.
Nightingale and Seacole Venn Diagram
A Venn diagram comparing Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, two nurses who changed hospital care in the Crimean War. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering the lives of significant individuals. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.
Famous Nurses Vocabulary Cloze
This cloze worksheet has children completing sentences about Nightingale, Seacole and Victorian nursing using a word bank. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering the lives of significant individuals. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.
Florence Nightingale Fact File
A fact file where pupils record who Florence Nightingale was, what she did and why we remember her. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering the lives of significant individuals in the past. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.
Mary Seacole Reading Comprehension
Children read a short passage about Mary Seacole's life and answer questions about her journey to the Crimea. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering the lives of significant individuals. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.
The Moon Landing
The Moon Landing
Support Year 1 learners with this printable The Moon Landing worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS1 History programme of study. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.
The Moon Landing Exit Slip
Wrap up a moon landing lesson with this exit ticket checking key facts about Apollo 11. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.
Apollo 11 Journey Storyboard
Pupils retell the Apollo 11 mission in pictures and captions with this storyboard task. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering events beyond living memory that are significant globally. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.
Neil Armstrong Fact File
A fact file activity about Neil Armstrong, from test pilot to the first person on the Moon. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering the lives of significant individuals in the past. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.
Astronaut and Rocket Labelling
This labelling worksheet asks children to name the parts of an astronaut's suit and the Saturn V rocket. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 History), covering events beyond living memory. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.
Moon Landing Word Search
A moon landing word search that reinforces topic vocabulary such as astronaut, module and orbit. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS1 English - reading comprehension), covering objectives such as: discussing word meanings, linking new meanings to those already known. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.
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History begins in Year 1 with the familiar and the concrete, and these Year 1 history worksheets reflect that. The collection covers three popular units: toys past and present, the lives of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, and the Moon landing — giving pupils their first experience of comparing then and now.
The worksheets align with the Key Stage 1 history programme of study in the England National Curriculum, which asks pupils to explore changes within living memory, significant events, and the lives of significant individuals. Activities focus on simple chronology, historical vocabulary such as old, new, before and after, and asking questions about the past.
Teachers typically use these to consolidate a taught unit: print the worksheet after a museum-loan session on old toys, or as a recap at the end of a significant-individuals topic. Downloads are free, and every sheet can be edited in Chalkie to match the exact people or period you teach.
What Year 1 History covers
Toys Past and Present
Exploring changes within living memory by comparing toys from the past with toys today, using everyday historical vocabulary such as old, new and before.
View worksheetsFlorence Nightingale and Mary Seacole
Learning about significant individuals who contributed to national and international achievements, comparing the lives and impact of nurses Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.
View worksheetsThe Moon Landing
Finding out about the 1969 Moon landing as a significant global event, sequencing key moments and asking simple questions about the past.
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