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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Word Matching
Identify, match and record the initial sounds that have been used in a range of cvc words beginning with different letters
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Family Toys
Investigate and record how a selection of different toys and games that were owned by families have changed and developed over time
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Subtraction Digits
Model and illustrate how to subtract pairs of single digit numbers within ten using concrete equipment and diagrams to support the subtraction calculations
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Family Experiences
Practise composing and presenting some example stories with familiar settings to illustrate things that might be experienced by a family