Lesson 4: Objects and our history

Essential questions:

How can 3D objects tell our stories?

Lesson overview:

The lesson aims to use cultural and historical objects to research the stories of learners’ family or heritage. The lesson encourages learners to question and reflect on their family’s history through recreating an object using recyclable material.

Materials: 

• Recyclable materials (e.g. scrap paper, egg cartons, newspaper, bottle tops).