Beginner
30 mins
Teacher/Student led
+70 XP
Teacher-led from the board — pupils need no device

Toys That Need Winding, Batteries or a Push

Explore a selection of toys to discover what helps them go — movement or light. Through hands-on try-and-watch play you will notice whether each toy needs a wind, a switch or a push, and talk about energy in simple terms.

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    1 - Getting Started ~3 mins

    The wind-up toy moving alone on a table, the puzzle that opens the lessonLook! This little toy is moving… but nobody is holding it. How did it start to go?

    What do you think made it move?

    2 - What Makes a Toy Go? ~4 mins

    The four lesson toys together so children can compare what each one needsToys need something to help them go. Look at our four toys. What do you notice? What do you think each one needs?

    3 - Toy Station Play ~13 mins

    Close view of the torch switch the whole class tries firstFirst we all try the torch together. Then you will go to a spot to try the toys. Try your toy gently, and watch your friends too. Be ready to show or say: wind, switch, or push.

    4 - What Did We Notice? ~5 mins

    Come back to the circle. Which toy did we try? Show us with your hands: wind, switch, or push. What made the toy go?

    5 - Make-sense Talk ~3 mins

    Sorts the four toys into wind, switch and push starting actionsDifferent toys start in different ways. Some we wind. Some we switch on. Some we push.

    Point to a toy. Is it wind, switch, or push? Which of our toys would you like to play with, and how does it go?

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