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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Seaside Holidays
Describe and compare how families enjoyed seaside holidays together in the past with similar events and experiences enjoyed by families today
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Capacity Measurements
Explain and model how to measure, calculate and record the capacities of different containers and vessels working with non-standard and standard units
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Match Visit
Select and use special vocabulary including conjunctions and time adverbials to plan and write a recount of a family visit to a football match as part of a tournament competition
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Castle Defense
Investigate and record different ways that castles were constructed and located in the past to provide protection to the inhabitants and local community