A simple step by step of how to thread a needle. Get them to understand the basics, get them to colour it in, get them to explain and create their own. A basic life skill covered. Next step, sew a button and repair something!

Getting students to come up with an idea, develop it, annotate it and present it, is tricky business. Getting them to do it with an air of creativity and demonstrating their understanding is even harder! Getting them to understand why they are even doing it in the first place and why can’t they just make what they have decided on, well… I’m still searching for a smart answer to that, even after many years. Students of all abilities like this task, you can make it as difficult or as simple as you want by using these examples as a guide. They “get why” they have to do it this way. You will be able to encourage and assess their designing skills, their drawing skills, their knowledge of equipment and materials. Win, win, win and minimal marking for you!

Soldering and young people either works like a dream or can feel like you are trapped in a mess of PCB’s that have faults. Nightmare for you on the second scenario! This little step by step has fool proof tricks and methods that students understand and apply when building and making their PCB. Always make the volcano and not the ball! No more dry joints for you to go hunting around for with your multimeter!

Students love this one. They can colour their snakes and ladders board and recall key terminology that often comes up in those pesky exams and coursework. An easy revision aid, with a fast way of assessing understanding.

Getting students to come up with an idea, develop it, annotate it and present it, is tricky business. Getting them to do it with an air of creativity and demonstrating their understanding is even harder! Getting them to understand why they are even doing it in the first place and why can’t they just make what they have decided on, well… I’m still searching for a smart answer to that, even after many years. Students of all abilities like this task, you can make it as difficult or as simple as you want by using these examples as a guide. They “get why” they have to do it this way. You will be able to encourage and assess their designing skills, their drawing skills, their knowledge of equipment and materials. Win, win, win and minimal marking for you!

Getting students to break down the steps it takes to make a product is hard! Getting them to do it with an air of creativity and demonstrating their understanding is even harder! Students of all abilities like this task, you can make it as difficult or as simple as you want by using this example as a guide. You will be able to encourage and assess their designing skills, their drawing skills, their knowledge of equipment and materials, along with their recall of order of manufacture. Win, win, win and minimal marking for you!

Getting students to break down the steps it takes to make a product is hard! Getting them to do it with an air of creativity and demonstrating their understanding is even harder! Students of all abilities like this task, you can make it as difficult or as simple as you want by using this example as a guide. You will be able to encourage and assess their designing skills, their drawing skills, their knowledge of equipment and materials, along with their recall of order of manufacture. Win, win, win and minimal marking for you!

“What do you mean my iPhone doesn’t just come from Apple Miss?! You’re having a laugh…” The merry-go-round of trying to explain to students that their product doesn’t just come through the letterbox once they’ve ordered it online. The mere thought that a product has a massive journey before it gets to their eager hands is mind boggling to them. This little teaching aid helps, and can be applied to literally any product you can think of. A common question in exam papers too…

Getting students to break down the steps it takes to make a product is hard! Getting them to do it with an air of creativity and demonstrating their understanding is even harder! Students of all abilities like this task, you can make it as difficult or as simple as you want by using this example as a guide. You will be able to encourage and assess their designing skills, their drawing skills, their knowledge of equipment and materials, along with their recall of order of manufacture. Win, win, win and minimal marking for you!