Construction Bricks
This design technology teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to practise using some toy construction bricks to design and make models of different buildings that can be used for a range of purposes and functions.
The class can explain and illustrate how to construct their models to match some selected success criteria for each specific type of building.
Download this teaching pack including classroom activities to practise using some toy construction bricks to design and make models of different buildings that can be used for a range of purposes and functions
Activities in this teaching pack include a set of worksheets to plan and record how to construct models of buildings to match success criteria for different purposes and functions including a castle for a king or queen, a building to house giraffes at a zoo, a garage to store a family car and a house for a witch.
This lesson is part of a design technology scheme of work to get the children to explore how to design and create a range of different constructions using special materials to match selected success criteria. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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