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What did children do in the 2000s?

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Watch: Children in the 2000s

Find out what life was like for children in the 2000s.

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How did people each other?

Marcus and PC
  • Computers were becoming smaller and more powerful. Laptop computers grew in popularity.
  • The first smartphones were launched. Really, these were small computers.
  • More people started using emails to communicate.
  • Some of the biggest social media companies started during the 2000s.
CompanyStarted in
Facebook2004
Youtube2006
Twitter2006
Instagram2010
Marcus and PC
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What was school like?

Student using interactive whiteboard
Student using an interactive whiteboard in class.
  • Electronic whiteboards were now common in many classrooms.
  • Computers and laptops could be used.
  • There may have been a television in the school too.
  • Teachers could demonstrate tasks and students could complete fun activities with their classmates.
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What was entertainment like?

CBBC Channel launch 2002.
Presenters Fearne Cotton (right) and Ortis Dealey (left) on set during the launch of the CBBC channel in 2002.
  • In 2002 the CBBC channel launched.
  • Music and TV could be ed at anytime and watched 24 hours a day!
  • Some children now listened to music on MP3 players rather than on CDs.
  • Smaller hand-held consoles were introduced so you could play video games anywhere.
CBBC Channel launch 2002.
Presenters Fearne Cotton (right) and Ortis Dealey (left) on set during the launch of the CBBC channel in 2002.
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Did you know?

HM Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Celebrations, HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations, 2002.
  • In 2002 Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her golden jubilee.
  • This meant that she had been Queen for 50 years.
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Activities

Activity 1: Children in the 2000s quiz

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Activity 2: 2000s colouring sheet

  • and print this colouring sheet of Lucy, Nathan and Young Sam in the 2000s.
  • Can you colour it in and label it with some of the items that were familiar to children in the 2000s?

the 2000s colouring sheet here.

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