Teaching Ideas for Design Technology
Classroom teaching ideas and lesson planning advice to support busy primary school teachers in Key Stages One and Two and the Foundation Stage. Discover a fantastic range of primary resources to excite and inspire pupils on different topics and themes for design technology.
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Topic Tree
Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research
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Christmas Celebrations
Develop and refine skills in a range of curriculum subjects when celebrating and enjoying the festive season
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Christmas Market
Invite other pupils and parents into the classroom to purchase food snacks, cards and decorations made by the class for Christmas
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Christmas Baubles
Select and shape a range of materials to produce different ornaments to display on a family Christmas tree
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School Fireworks
Produce a mock firework display using art, music and computing skills for the whole school to enjoy in an assembly
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Autumn Watch
Observe and record how the natural landscape around the school is changing during the autumn season
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Spooky Classroom
Practise and develop art and design skills when working with different materials to decorate the classroom to celebrate Halloween
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Halloween Party Food
Design and make a range of food snacks and cocktail drinks that could be served at a family Halloween party
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Story Plays
Develop and strengthen drama and oral skills by performing plays to illustrate the narrative sequence in favourite stories
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Total Eclipse
Use a total eclipse of the Sun to develop understanding about light and shadow and the Earth’s position in space
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Prayers for Peace
Compose individual and group prayers to reflect on different ways of resolving conflicts relating to either personal or global issues
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Royal Banquet
Practise literacy, numeracy and creative skills by planning and pricing foods and drink to serve at a banquet for a special royal occasion
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Number Squares
Develop and refine calculation skills for all four number operations working with different groups and pairs of numbers
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One Hundred Number Squares
Develop and refine calculation skills for all four number operations working with different groups and pairs of numbers to one hundred
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Home Labels
Practise structuring and formatting different documents to make labels describing rooms and objects that can be found in family homes
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Family Home
Practise typing and formatting lines of text using a word processed document to describe some of the rooms and different parts of a family home