Design Technology
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.
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...
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...
Tudor Houses
This half term, we have been learning about the Great Fire of London in our History lessons. We learned that many houses were made of wood which led to the fire spreading so quickly. In DT, we tested out different materials to construct our own and decided that...
Roundhouses, Longhouses and Triangulation
This term the children have been learning lots of new skills in DT. They began by researching prehistoric homes and how they could design and make them stronger. They found out that triangulation is key to strength. During a forest school session they had loads of...
Christmas Jumper and Craft Day 🎄
The nursery children all wore their Christmas jumpers to our Christmas crafts day. Parents / carers and grown ups all helped to make some very festive decorations with the children.