In the past, clothing styles varied by decade. When describing their own and family members' past clothing, students are asked to consider the 1990s for themselves, the 1950s for mothers, and the 1920s for grandmothers to understand generational differences. As part of a homework activity, students will find a childhood photo of themselves and describe family members' clothing from various decades of the 20th century to explore how fashions changed over time.

1. Clothes in the Past

2. Past tense- to wear
I wore
You wore
He/She wore
they wore
We wore

3. What did you wear in the past?

4. When I was younger (1990s), I wore…

6. When my mum was younger (1950s),
she wore…

7. When my granny was young (1920s),
she wore…

8. In the 1930s they wore…

9. In the 1940s they wore…

10. I have never…
Players sit on chairs in a circle. One person (who has no
chair) stands in the middle and says, ‘I have never…’
and tell the others what they have never done. The
people who have done what the person has not done
must get up and run to another chair. The player in the
middle must try to steal a chair. The person left
standing is then the one in the middle.
I have never worn…

11. Homework
-Find a photo of you when you were
little and describe what you wore.
-Describe what your mum, dad,
grandmother or grandfather wore
when they were young.
-Pick a decade in 20th century and
describe what they wore.