Farm Toys
This design technology scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to design and make different toys that include a movement mechanism to illustrate things found and used on a farm. The class can try making model toys using card linkages and rotation to create different movements.
Design and make different toys that include a movement mechanism to illustrate things found and used on a farm
Lesson One : Toy Movements
Identify, describe and record some of the different ways that a range of toys can be moved about when playing games
Lesson Two : Sliding Toys
Practise shaping and combining different materials to produce a model of a toy that includes a moving element for a sliding action
Lesson Three : Wobbly Toys
Explore how to design and build a model of a farm toy that uses card linkages to create different movements to show the matching actions of an animal
Lesson Four : Farm Animals
Design and build a model of a toy that uses card linkages to create a range of different movements to represent actions of an animal that lives on a farm
Lesson Five : Spinning Toy
Investigate how to build a model of a toy that includes rotational movements to show some of the different actions that might happen on a farm
Lesson Six : Farm Puppet
Explore how to design and make a puppet of a farmer using a movement mechanism to illustrate the matching actions of the character
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Van Gogh
Investigate and replicate the work and painting style of a famous artist from the past by producing a matching landscape of the school building
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Harbour Labels
Practise structuring and formatting different word processed documents to describe a range of ships and boats seen in a harbour
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Islam
Explore and illustrate some of the different stories, beliefs and practices of the Islamic religion including special festivals and sacred texts
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Farm Prints
Practise and demonstrate different techniques when printing a range of shapes and patterns that can reflect themes and ideas related to farming