Design Technology

Cushions

Cushions

Throughout our cushion unit we discussed the different functions of a cushion and researched some designers to help understand why cushions are made for aesthetic purposes. Children have worked very hard to: attach buttons create a button fastening use a range of...

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Fruit Tasting

Fruit Tasting

For our food unit in DT, we have been learning about different fruits and where they grow in the world. We have also been thinking about food hygiene and how to keep surfaces and equipment clean when we are preparing and cooking food. Today we enjoyed tasting fruits,...

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Working With Clay

Working With Clay

Our new topic is the Ancient Greeks- we are learning the skills to create a Greek coil pot as our final piece. Today, we used a range of sculpting techniques to shape and manipulate clay- these included: pinching, rolling and scoring.  

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Iron Age Round houses

Iron Age Round houses

After exploring structure and strength. The children created their own roundhouse using triangulation to give their houses super strength.

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How to build a strong structure

How to build a strong structure

On our journey to find how to make the strongest structures the children designed and investigated how to make a structure stronger.

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D.T Cushions

D.T Cushions

We have worked very hard to: attach buttons, sequins and beads create a button fastening use a range of stitching techniques create a cushion which is aesthetically pleasing as well as functioning

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Nursery Rhyme Week

Nursery Rhyme Week

The children in Early Years took part in World Nursery Rhyme week, each day the children learnt a new nursery rhyme and performed them for their parents. Monday: The Big Ship Sails. The children created their own big ship when we went to Forest school using the...

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