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DT Mechanisms - KS1 Sliders and Levers Bundle!
This engaging and purposeful series of lessons enables children to create working slider and lever mechanisms.
The resources include 3 lessons and an evaluation sheet (leading children through the ‘research, design, make, evaluate’ process) and a corresponding knowledge organiser.
I used a polar theme when teaching this unit, as it was our topic at the time, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
Each PowerPoint is eye-catching and comprehensive, and all worksheets templates are included as in both Word and PDF.
These lessons were originally created for children in years 1-2, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.
DT Project Evaluation Sheet!
A simple DT project evaluation sheet. Includes 2 per sheet to save paper!
Provided as both PDF and Word documents.
DT Mechanisms - KS1 Sliders and Levers - Making!
This engaging and purposeful lesson enables children to make their slider and lever mechanism projects.
The lesson was originally taught as a part of a series of lessons created to guide children towards creating polar slider and lever scenes, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
This lesson enables children to:
-Recall how slider and lever mechanisms work;
-Recall key terminology relating to slider and lever mechanisms;
-Understand a clear design brief;
-Understand the key considerations of the design, including the functionality of the mechanism, in addition to its appearance and its appropriateness;
-Follow guidance in order to create the slider/ lever mechanisms;
-Test and improve their mechanism;
-Peer and self-assess their designs in relation to the success criteria.
Included is an eye-catching and comprehensive 16-slide PowerPoint presentation, and pictures for children to cut out use (if they are not drawing their own pictures - these are provided as both Word and PDF).
These lessons were originally created for children in years 1-2, but may be adapted for slightly older year groups.
DT Mechanisms - KS1 Slides and Levers - Designing!
This engaging and purposeful lesson enables children to design slider and lever mechanism projects.
The lesson was originally taught as a part of a series of lessons created to guide children towards creating polar slider and lever scenes, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
This lesson enables children to:
-Recall how slider and lever mechanisms work;
-Recall key terminology relating to slider and lever mechanisms;
-Understand a clear design brief;
-Understand the key considerations of the design, including the functionality of the mechanism, in addition to its appearance and its appropriateness;
-Complete their plans, using the well-structured planning sheet;
-Peer and self-assess their designs in relation to the success criteria.
Included is an eye-catching and comprehensive 16-slide PowerPoint presentation, and the design template (in both Word and PDF - A3).
These lessons were originally created for children in years 1-2, but may be adapted for slightly older year groups.
DT Mechanisms - KS1 Sliders and Levers - Researching!
This engaging and purposeful lesson enables children to understand what slider and lever mechanisms are and consider their uses.
The lesson was originally taught as a part of a series of lessons created to guide children towards creating polar slider and lever scenes, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
This first lesson helps children to:
-Understand what slider and lever mechanisms are;
-Consider objects, vehicles and tools that use slider and lever mechanisms;
-Understand how slider and lever mechanisms work, including introducing children to the key vocabulary (e.g. bridge, slot, pivot, etc);
-Begin thinking about design considerations for creating a polar slider/ lever mechanisms picture.
Included is an eye-catching and comprehensive 17-slide PowerPoint presentation, and a research template (in both Word and PDF).
These lessons were originally created for children in years 1-2, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups. The other lessons in the series are available on this site individually, or all of the lessons can be purchased as a part of a bundle.
DT Food and Nutrition - Healthy Snacks - Researching!
This engaging and purposeful series of lessons enables children to gradually develop towards creating healthy snacks. The resources have originally been created to guide children towards creating snacks with a bread/ cracker/ rice cake base, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
This first lesson helps children to:
-Understand what the terms ‘healthy’ and ‘balanced’ mean;
-Learn about the different food groups, and understand how much of each category is healthy (utilising a clear and concise video - hyperlinked);
-Understand what effect the values of each food type have on the body;
-Research examples of each of the different food types, recording the values on their research template.
Included is an eye-catching and comprehensive 17-slide PowerPoint presentation, and a research template (in both Word and PDF). The hyperlink to the video is included on slide 4.
These lessons were originally created for children in years 3 and 4, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.
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DT Mechanisms - Wheels and Axles Safari Buggies Big Bundle!
This engaging and purposeful series of lessons enables children to gradually develop towards constructing vehicles using wheels and axles. The resources were originally created to guide children towards building safari buggies, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
The bundle contains five lessons and the knowledge organiser. The lessons included are:
Lesson 1 - Researching
Lesson 2 - Designing
Lesson 3 - Making
Lesson 4 - Constructing the Body
Lesson 5 - Evaluating
Comprehensive and colourful Powerpoint presentations, in addition to all of the worksheets/ templates needed.
These lessons were originally created for children in years 2 and 3, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.
DT Mechanisms - Wheels and Axles - Evaluating!
This engaging and purposeful series of lessons enables children to gradually develop towards constructing vehicles using wheels and axles. The resources were originally created to guide children towards building safari buggies, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
This is the fifth and final lesson in the series, in which children focus on evaluating their products. They:
-Recall how wheel and axle mechanisms work;
-Recall key terminology relating to wheel and axle mechanisms;
-Understand which skills and knowledge they will need in order to successfully evaluate products;
-Use a clear evaluation template and success criteria to evaluate their own products.
The resource is made up of a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation and the evaluation template.
These lessons were originally created for children in years 2 and 3, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.
DT Mechanisms - Wheels and Axles - Constructing the Vehicle Body!
This engaging and purposeful series of lessons enables children to gradually develop towards constructing vehicles using wheels and axles. The resources were originally created to guide children towards building safari buggies, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
This is the fourth lesson in the series, which focuses on making the body of the vehicle. Children:
-Recall how wheel and axle mechanisms work;
-Recall key terminology relating to wheel and axle mechanisms;
-Understand how to use nets to create strong cube/ cuboid shapes;
-Understand how to use a variety of materials to make windscreens/ spare wheels/ bumpers/ roofs;
-Test and improve their vehicle.
The resource is made up of a 13-slide PowerPoint presentation and the nets needed for the cube/ cuboid shapes.
These lessons were originally created for children in years 2 and 3, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.
DT Mechanisms - Wheels and Axles - Making!
This engaging and purposeful series of lessons enables children to gradually develop towards constructing vehicles using wheels and axles. The resources were originally created to guide children towards building safari buggies, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
This is the third lesson in the series, which focuses on making the wheel, axle and enables children to:
-Recall how wheel and axle mechanisms work;
-Recall key terminology relating to wheel and axle mechanisms;
-Understand a clear design brief;
-Understand how to put together a chassis, different types of wheel/ axle fixings and washers;
-Test and improve their base vehicle.
The resource is made up of a 12-slide PowerPoint presentation.
These lessons were originally created for children in years 2 and 3, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.
DT Mechanisms - Wheels and Axles - Designing!
This engaging and purposeful series of lessons enables children to gradually develop towards constructing prototype vehicles using wheels and axles. The resources were originally created to guide children towards building safari buggies, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
This is the second lesson in the series, which enables children to:
-Recall how wheel and axle mechanisms work;
-Recall key terminology relating to wheel and axle mechanisms;
-Understand a clear design brief;
-Understand the key considerations of the design, including the effectiveness of the mechanism, and the functionality and appearance of the vehicle;
-Complete their plans, using the well-structured planning sheet;
-Peer and self-assess their designs in relation to the success criteria.
Included is an eye-catching and comprehensive 14-slide PowerPoint presentation, and the design template (in both Word and PDF - A3).
These lessons were originally created for children in year 2, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.
DT Mechanisms - Wheels and Axles - Researching!
This engaging and purposeful series of lessons enables children to gradually develop towards constructing prototype vehicles using wheels and axles. The resources were originally created to guide children towards building safari buggies, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular project.
This first lesson helps children to:
-Understand how wheel and axle mechanisms work;
-Consider objects, vehicles and tools that use wheel and axle mechanisms;
-Understand what the chassis and body of vehicles are;
-Begin thinking about design considerations of the wheels, axles, chassis and body of different vehicles, with a particular consideration of purpose and audience.
Included is an eye-catching and comprehensive 20-slide PowerPoint presentation, and a research template (in both Word and PDF).
These lessons were originally created for children in year 2, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.
DT: Mechanisms - Levers and Linkages - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children, teachers and parents learning about ‘Mechanisms’ as a part of the lower KS2 curriculum in Design and Technology. The organiser is clear, logical and fully meets the expectations of the National Curriculum.
This organiser has a particular emphasis on sliders and levers.
It includes sections on:
-Overview - Mechanisms, Levers and Linkages;
-Example Mechanisms - Seesaw, Scissors, Steam Engines, Scissor Lifts;
-Designing;
-Making and Evaluating;
-Health and Safety Guidance.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Subject Foundations in EYFS - Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources help to detail and categorise the EYFS foundation learning in each of the primary curriculum subject areas
It is an important resource for EYFS teachers and parents, but also subject leaders, to aid them in the development of a clearly-mapped and well-sequenced subject curriculum across the school.
This organiser groups the subject-related learning into the relevant EYFS areas of learning (e.g. Understanding the World, Expressive Arts and Design, Communication and Language, etc.)
The resources are designed to be printed onto A3, and are provided as both PDF and Word documents (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
EYFS Learning in Design and Technology - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource helps to detail and categorise the foundation Design and Technology learning that takes place in the EYFS stage.
It is an important resource for EYFS teachers and parents, but also Design and Technology subject leaders to aid the development of a clearly-mapped and well-sequenced D+T curriculum across the school.
This organiser groups the D+T- related learning into the relevant EYFS areas of learning, including:
-Expressive Arts and Design;
-Understanding the World;
-Physical Development.
There is also a section detailing ‘Health and Safety’ considerations.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Huge Primary Design and Technology Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for children, teachers and parents building knowledge of the Primary Design and Technology curriculum. The organisers are clear, logical and fully aligned with the expectations of the National Curriculum.
Included are organisers based on:
-KS1 Structures: Freestanding Structures
-KS2 Structures: Shell Structures;
-KS2 Structures: Frame Structures;
-KS1 Mechanisms: Slides and Levers;
-KS1 Mechanisms: Wheels and Axles;
-KS2 Mechanisms: Gears and Pulleys;
-KS1 Textiles: Joining Techniques;
-KS2 Textiles: Simple Sewing;
-KS2 Textiles: More Complex Sewing;
-KS2 Electrical Systems: Simple Circuits and Switches;
-KS2 Electrical Systems: More Complex Circuits and Switches;
-KS1 Food and Nutrition: Preparing Food
-KS2 Food and Nutrition: Healthy and Varied Diet;
-KS2 Food and Nutrition: Culture and Seasonality
The resources are designed to be printed onto A3 (although can be printed onto A4), and are provided in both PDF and Word versions (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
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KS2 Design and Technology Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for children, teachers and parents building knowledge of the KS2 Design and Technology curriculum. The organisers are clear, logical and fully aligned with the expectations of the National Curriculum.
Included are organisers based on:
-Structures: Shell Structures;
-Structures: Frame Structures;
-Mechanisms: Gears and Pulleys;
-Textiles: Simple Sewing;
-Textiles: More Complex Sewing;
-Electrical Systems: Simple Circuits and Switches;
-Electrical Systems: More Complex Circuits and Switches;
-Food and Nutrition: Healthy and Varied Diet;
-Food and Nutrition: Culture and Seasonality
The resources are designed to be printed onto A3 (although can be printed onto A4), and are provided in both PDF and Word versions (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
DT: Electrical Systems - More Complex Switches and Circuits - KS2 Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children, teachers and parents building their knowledge of electrical systems as a part of the KS2 curriculum in Design and Technology. The organiser is clear, logical and fully meets the expectations of the National Curriculum.
This organiser has a particular emphasis on further switches and circuits.
It includes sections on:
-Overview - Electrical Systems, More Complex Circuits and Switches;
-Research - Thomas Edison, Traffic Lights, Burglar Alarm;
-Designing;
-Making and Evaluating;
-Health and Safety Guidance.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
DT: Electrical Systems - Simple Circuits and Switches - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children, teachers and parents building their knowledge of electrical systems as a part of the KS2 curriculum in Design and Technology. The organiser is clear, logical and fully meets the expectations of the National Curriculum.
This organiser has a particular emphasis on simple circuits and switches.
It includes sections on:
-Overview - Electrical Systems, Simple Circuits and Switches;
-Example Battery-Powered Products - Simple Circuit, Torch, Handheld Fan;
-Designing;
-Making and Evaluating;
-Health and Safety Guidance.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Mechanisms - Primary DT - Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for children, teachers and parents building knowledge of the Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems elements of primary Design and Technology. The organisers are clear, logical and fully meet the expectations of the National Curriculum.
The knowledge organisers included are:
-Wheels and Axles (KS1)
-Slides and Levers (KS1/KS2)
-Gears and Pulleys (KS2)
-Overview;
-Example Mechanisms;
-Designing;
-Making and Evaluating;
-Health and Safety Guidance.
The resources are designed to be printed onto A3 (although can be printed onto A4), and are provided in both PDF and Word versions (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).