Blog by Tag: D&T

We have been busy engineers in Maple Class this week! We have officially finished our Moving Storybook project in Design and Technology.

The children have worked incredibly hard to create their own moving storybooks based on the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. They had to carefully cut, stick, and…

Oak Class has officially shifted gears into the design phase for our Greenpower racing Goblin. 

The brief was simple: create a look for our racer that stands out on the track and represents the unique personality of our class. 

We saw a  range of inspiration during our brainstorming…

Maple Class have had a fantastic start to our new Design and Technology topic, where we will be learning all about moving mechanisms. By the end of the term, the children will use these skills to design and make their own moving storybook.

This week, we began by experimenting with sliders. The…

Our EYFS children have been busy designing and creating their own Tudor houses using junk modelling materials, inspired by our learning about the Great Fire of London.

We began by looking at pictures of houses from 1666 and talking about their key features, such as the white walls, wooden beams…

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This week we have been adding the next level to our structure. Our team work and perseverance was incredible and we are thoroughly enjoying this project.

In DT we have designed a structure. We considered who it would be appealing to and the theme it reflects.

Today we began to use materials to create the different effects and also to ensure our structure was stable.

What an absolutely bear-illiant afternoon we had at our recent Teddy Bears' Picnic Stay & Play! 

We kicked off our adventure with a thrilling journey through a "swishy swashy" world as we read the classic tale, 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt!' The children were absolutely captivated, joining in…

In our DT lesson we have been looking at pavilions. Today we used our understanding of strong and stable, to build a structure.

This week in Maple Class, we had a wonderful time making pumpkin soup, inspired by our English topic book Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper.

The children followed a set of instructions carefully to make their own soup. They worked brilliantly as a team to chop the pumpkin and carrot into small…

This week, Maple Class had a sweet afternoon at our ‘Great Little Bake Off’ Stay and Play! We were joined by some of our lovely potential new starters for September and had a fantastic time getting creative in the kitchen.

The children decorated their own cupcakes and biscuits using icing,…

In DT we are making toys using our sewing skills. We are using a blanket stitch to sew our toys together and a running stitch and cross stitch to add details to our designs.

Here you can see us practicing our skills. 

This week, Maple Class rolled up their sleeves, opened their mouths, and stepped into the world of taste testing as part of our exciting Pumpkin Soup topic in D&T.

Our little taste explorers were incredibly brave as they tried a colourful variety of fruits and vegetables — some familiar, and…