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This Day Tonight: Playgrounds, billycarts and hot rods

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This Day Tonight: Playgrounds, billycarts and hot rods

SUBJECTS:  History

YEARS:  F–2


Discover what school holidays were like for children in the past.

In this black-and-white clip, a reporter asks some school children how they feel about holidays.

Find out what kinds of things children did on their holidays when your parents and grandparents were your age.


Things to think about

  1. 1.How do you feel about school holidays? What do you like to do on your school holidays? How do you think children's school holiday activities have changed since your parents were your age?
  2. 2.Watch the children in the playground. What are they doing? Notice their clothes and hairstyles. What does the boy on the swing say he does on his school holidays? Look carefully at the playground equipment. What covers the ground underneath the equipment?
  3. 3.What things tell you this clip was filmed in the past? How is playground equipment different today? One boy fixed a billycart and painted a church fence for fun. What are some more common school holiday activities for children today? Why have things changed? What is a billycart? What is a hot rod? How can you find out?
  4. 4.Imagine you are a reporter. Interview an adult to find out what school holidays were like for children in the past. What questions can you ask? Think about what you found out. What things were different for children in the past? What things have stayed the same over time? Why do you think some things have changed?



Date of broadcast: 28 Aug 1967


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