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EYFS |
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Topics Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term |
Ourselves Day & Night Space Homes and Buildings Growing Habitats |
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Vocabulary
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crates blocks bricks Duplo junk-modelling join stick fold Sellotape glue masking tape tie wrap hole punch elastic bank treasury tag paper clip cube cuboid cone |
clay cutter pattern roll flatten marks tealight paint brush rollers cutters |
screwdriver spanner tape measure sand water drainpipe bucket tube stand spade sieve roof walls door |
Key knowledge and Skills |
EYFS ELGs - Expressive Arts & Design Media & Materials They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function. Imagination Children use what they have learnt about media and materials in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes. They represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology. |
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Activities
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In the Early Years progress in designing and making comes from a combination of independent and adult-led activities. In our Nursery and Reception both indoors and outdoors a wide variety of resources is available to the children, enabling them to develop their skills and creativity.
In EYFS children begin to talk about what they are doing and suggest alternatives. Examples of adult-led activities in Nursery:
Examples of adult-led activities in Reception:
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Year One |
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Topics Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term |
Islands Penguin Small Toys Cars Once Upon a Time |
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Vocabulary
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spring zig-zag fan snake giraffe crocodile fish |
axle wheel turn smoothly wood straw metal bottle tops |
felt puppet stitch embroidery design evaluate
Names of stitches. |
Key knowledge and Skills |
KS1
Design Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users bases on design criteria.
Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology.
Make Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks e.g. cutting, shaping, joining and finishing.
Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics.
Evaluate Explore and evaluate a range of existing products.
Evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria.
Technical Knowledge Build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable.
Explore and use mechanisms e.g. levers, sliders, wheels and axles in their products. |
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Activities
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Design a Slinky puppet for your friend to play with
Design a Plastic Bottle Car using axles
Design a felt puppet character to use in a puppet show for your friend
Thrilling Thursday - Textiles Design and make a place mat
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Year Two |
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Topics Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term |
Time Travellers Night-Time Explorers |
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Vocabulary
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Tudor wood plaster glass hinge door window roof box open close strong weak stiffen strengthen join Sellotape glue masking tape elastic band |
habitat jungle park underwater etc fish animal names wheel rotate split pin hole punch working part moving part lever up down side to side slide push pull |
packaging product ingredients photo illustration |
Key knowledge and Skills |
KS1
Design Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users bases on design criteria.
Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology.
Make Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks e.g. cutting, shaping, joining and finishing.
Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics.
Evaluate Explore and evaluate a range of existing products.
Evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria.
Technical Knowledge Build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable.
Explore and use mechanisms e.g. levers, sliders, wheels and axles in their products. |
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Activities
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Design their own Tudor house with an opening door and/or window.
Design and make a shoe box habitat with one moving part.
Design packaging for their pizza including what type, a picture or photo and the ingredients.
Thrilling Thursday - Textiles Design and make a pencil case
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