Design Technology

The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch

The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch

We have enjoyed sharing the story as a class of ‘The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch’ as well as investigating other light sources, building our own pulley system and baking lighthouse biscuits.

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A Home for a Hedgehog 🦔

A Home for a Hedgehog 🦔

After listening to the story One Winters Day, about a hedgehog who needed to find a home to keep him warm on a snowy day, we wrapped up nice and warm and went on a walk around the school to look for any signs of hedgehogs. We talked about how they might be hibernating...

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DT in Year 3 – Pulleys!

DT in Year 3 – Pulleys!

Year 3 have started their new DT unit - 'Pulleys'.  We looked at what a pulley is and why pulleys can be helpful.  We also started to think about how we could use a pulley to raise a flag up a flagpole...we had some interesting ideas, not least one design that used...

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