Punch and Judy

This design technology scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to select, shape and combine textile and other materials to make puppet characters that can be used to narrate a traditional story. The class can use their puppets to perform plays that might be presented to families on a seaside holiday.

Select, shape and combine textile and other materials to make a range of puppet characters that can be used to narrate a traditional story

Lesson One : Story Puppets
Investigate, describe and record some of the different characters that can be used as puppets to tell and perform a special narrative story

Lesson Two : Moving Puppets
Explore and test some of the different mechanisms that can be used to move and control puppets when performing a narrative story as a play

Lesson Three : Puppet Faces
Investigate and record some of the special ways of creating facial features on puppet models to show different expressions and emotions

Lesson Four : Joining Materials
Explore, describe and test some of the different ways of joining a range of materials to produce a puppet to use in a performance of a Punch and Judy show

Lesson Five : Sewing Puppets
Investigate and practise some of the special ways that can be used to join and combine different fabrics and materials using sewing skills

Lesson Six : Hand Puppet
Practise selecting and combining materials using different techniques to make a puppet to use when performing a Punch and Judy show
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Maths Measurement Assessment
Assess abilities in estimating, measuring and comparing a range of different measurements for length, mass and capacity
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Family Life
Investigate and reflect on some of the special events and experiences that might happen in the life of a family
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Final Sounds Word Guess
Practise playing some guessing and matching games to identify the spelling and meaning of words with different final sounds
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Building Reports
Explore how to collect facts and information to work with when composing and presenting non-chronological reports about buildings that can be found in the local area