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Preview Now: "Early American Toys" On-Demand Video Lesson
No cars? No computers? No video games? What’s a kid growing up in earlier times to do?!?! In this workshop, students learn about resourcefulness and perseverance as they build simple toys they might have encountered during the Colonial and Pioneer eras of American history.
Grades: 1-6
Length: 60-90 minutes.
Group Size: 15-150 students.
Students need: “Early American Toys” Toymaker Kits, colored markers, scissors
More Info: Your students will experience a fun-filled, hands-on toy-building adventure that directly supports and extends American history standards around the topics of the Colonial and Pioneer eras.
Professional toy inventor and nationally recognized educator Rick “Mister Toymaker” Hartman provides the instruction with a Video-Guided (On-Demand) lesson teeming with visual surprises, entertaining demonstrations and informative content.
Students will use simple materials like wooden rulers, ice cream spoons and sissal twine to build four fascinating toys that demonstrate important concepts studied in classrooms. Topics like: timelines, communities, influence of Native Americans, reasons for migration, rustic life, and the importance of resourcefulness.
Perfect for curriculum enhancement, "In-School Field Trips," and other special occasions, this workshop promises to be a "Best Day Ever" for students, teachers, and parent volunteers alike!
Note: Our Colonial and Pioneer Toys Workshops utilize the same toy-building projects - only the instructional videos differ. When you purchase this workshop, you'll receive access to BOTH videos. Simply play the video that matches the time period you wish to emphasize in class.
Early American Toys On-Demand Workshop (1-6)
More Classes. More Savings:
Number of Students Price Per Student 15-29 $20 30-49 $19 50-74 $18 75-99 $17 100+ $16 *Minimum order: 15
Reviews
It was amazing! All of our students were actively engaged and loved every minute. They enjoyed creating the toy, helping others, experimenting, and just the opportunity to use their hands to build something. The prerecorded format was very easy to follow. My team was able to make the decision of when to do it with their class and not locked into a specific day and time, so we appreciated the flexibility that the pre-recorded format offered. One of my students said, "This is the highlight of my year." SO CUTE! We loved it
Everything was explained so well and having the step-by-step instructions up on the screen really helped students stay on track.
I love how active and engaged the students were with the activity, and how well the learning complemented our curriculum.
An accurate and entertaining look at historic toys of the pioneer era. Not only was our audience of children and their families intrigued with the construction of the "old fashioned" toys, but they sat in rapt attention as Hartman translated for them, in contemporary terms, the play-life of children of pioneer times. An excellent and fun program for children of all ages.
Thank you for such a wonderful workshop! The kids thoroughly enjoyed all of it! It was so well organized and the videos were perfect! We look forward to doing something with you again next year!