Design and Technology: Blog items

Year 2 - DT - Developing sewing skills

Date: 26th Sep 2023 @ 3:49pm

This week in DT, Year 2 have been mastering the practical skillls that they will need to create a puppet.  We used pipe cleaners to practise tying knots as we will need a knot in the end of our thread when we begin to sew.  We completed threading activities to practise the movement needed to make a running stitch and finally, we used a needle and thread to create a running stitch that joined two pieces of fabric.

Year 3- Super sewing!

Date: 21st Sep 2023 @ 3:06pm

In DT, we have been learning about the practical skill of sewing. We thought about how to thread a needle and thread. In the lesson we mastered running stitch and back stitch.

Reception- No-Bot the Robot

Date: 20th Sep 2023 @ 9:44pm

This week the children listened to the story 'No-Bot The Robot' - a robot who lost his bottom! It is a hilarious adventure about resilience and friendship.

Take a look at the different ways we explored the story through art and design.

"I made a robot with a square body" Mathew.

"My robot has a square head" Esme.

"His friends helped him find his bottom" Summer.

"Hel left it on the swing" George. 

Year 3- Taking Inspiration

Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 4:04pm

Today we started our DT journey. This half term we will be designing,  making and evaluating our own pillows. We started the journey by taking inspiration from others. We looked at a variety of pillows and evaluated them based on their purpose, fabric, design and decorations. 

Year 2 - Puppets

Date: 7th Sep 2023 @ 1:57pm

This half term in Year 2 we will be creating our own puppets. To begin our learning journey, we explored a range of different puppets including: glove puppets, finger puppets, marionette puppets and shadow puppets. We thought about the materials that each puppet has been made out of, who might use the puppet as well as the different techniques that were used to join the matierals together. Most of us thought the glove puppets were the best and look forward to making our own in the future. 

Year 5 - Electrical circuits

Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 12:04pm

This week the pupils in year 5 have been busy creating a steady hand game. Pupils had to make a circuit by connecting wires, a 9v battery and a buzzer, then add this to a wire maze and wand. All of the groups successfully made a working game. We then evalutated and discussed how we could improve our products if we made them again.

Year 6 - Art Day

Date: 29th Jun 2023 @ 2:46pm

We have spent the day exploring patterns, colours and shapes to create moodboards in our sketch books. Our end product for our art this half term was to create mini-world light boxes, where we used our imagination to design a showbox with pictures and sculptures. We also used a range of paper, paint and colours to add detail to our boxes. We then added different colours of cellophane to the lid and shone a torch into each one, giving a small immersive feel to our work.

Year 6 - Tasting and Evaluating in DT

Date: 15th Jun 2023 @ 3:37pm

Today, we continued our Design and Technology food journey by tasting and and evaluating savoury cheese products. The next step will be to make our own savoury scone to a recipe of the children's choice. 

Boundary Coronation Celebrations

Date: 5th May 2023 @ 12:34pm

Boundary Coronation Celebrations

Our day began with a whole school assembly looking at what happens during a Coronation and where it will take place. During the day, all children will take part in a variety of 'Royal Games' including 4 Kingly Corners, Tin Can Alley and Croquet! Lessons will have a distinctly royal theme! Each child will be making and decorating their own crown to wear to their 'Royal Banquet' where they will toast the King before tucking into a meal fit for a monarch! 


Take a look at our blogs for more pictures and to see more of the learning that has been taking place this week!

Year 2's Final Forest School Fun!

Date: 4th May 2023 @ 5:20pm

Today was our final session of Forest School in Year 2 and what fun we had! We used lots of the resources we could find including leaves, flowers and string to create our own stick creations, some of us got creative enough and began to build a den. Other children helped chop up fruits so we could enjoy fruit kebabs by the fire and dip them in some melted chocolate or caramel. We loved our final session in Year 2 and cannot wait until it's our turn next year.

Year 2 Forest School Fun Part 2

Date: 4th May 2023 @ 7:58am

Last week in Forest School, we learnt all about the Elder tree. We begun the lesson by creating a shelter using a parachute to protect us from the wind and after we came out we went on a hunt to find the only Elder tree in our Forest School area. We then used parts of Elder to use a hack saw to make a small piece and pushed the middle out so we could thread some string through to create necklaces or bracelets. We had so much fun and enjoyed getting creative with the Elder. Those that decided they didn't want to make something had plenty of fun den building and planting some seeds. 

Year 1 Making Our Playground Structure

Date: 20th Apr 2023 @ 2:55pm

Today we made our piece of playground equipment according to our design. We looked through our design, describing how we were going to make our playground equipment to each other. We then followed our design to create our playground equipment, thinking carefully about the components, materials and attachment techniques. We then discussed two key questions, ‘what we will do if we come across a problem while we are making our playground equipment?’ and ‘how can we make sure our piece of playground equipment turns out how we want it to?’ Finally, we considered how we were going to stay safe whilst we were working, before beginning to make our final design!

Year 6 - Computing

Date: 20th Apr 2023 @ 10:33am

Today we completed our final lesson on Tinkercad. We used everything we have previously learned to design and make our own 3D structure. We think our final products are brilliant and use lots of appealing features.

Year 1 Playground Structures

Date: 19th Apr 2023 @ 6:08pm

After exploring existing products, it was then time to explore different ways of joining and strengthening materials to create pieces of playground equipment. We learnt that when we design a product we need to make sure it is suitable for the purpose we are designing it for. We then began to experiment with different materials to see how to make pieces of playground equipment. We were given a variety of materials and we worked through making a number of different attachments techniques including the flange, slot, l brace and tabs. We had to make sure that each join was sturdy and strong and that it moved as it is supposed to. We then moved onto using the paper stores to make a range of 2D shapes that will support us when making the frames for our structures.

Year 2 Moving Vehicles

Date: 5th Apr 2023 @ 4:58pm

This week, Year Two have been making their moving vehicles based upon their initial designs. First, the children built their axles, wheels and chassis using construction kits before chosing a box of an appropriate size to use as the body of their vehicle. Next, we painted the boxes the colour we stated in our design and today we thought about the features of a moving vehicle and added them to our final masterpiece. We used a variety of materials to create windows, doors, registration plates, handles, aerials and windscreen wipers. The children have loved making their cars and cannot wait to share their learning with you.

Nursery Explore Building

Date: 2nd Apr 2023 @ 3:28pm

It's wonderful when a certain activity really engages children and you can see their skills developing. One of our nursery superstars has really enjoyed exploring the constructuion area recently and has been working really hard to develop his skills. He has gone from building simple towers, to adding features to his towers and is now able to build with a purpose in mind - this week he has made a train! Amazing work! 

Whole School Art Day 2023

Date: 24th Mar 2023 @ 11:22am

On Thursday all the children fully embraced a whole school art day. From Nursery to Year 6 you could hear the sound of paper being ripped and cut as the children created collages of different things you can find in their home town of Blackpool. From transport in Year 3 to famous landmarks in Year 5, from trees and flowers in Year 1 to collaged signs in Year 6. The children have created some superb pieces of artwork and these are all going to be displayed together to create a whole school mural.

Year 6 - Tinkercad

Date: 22nd Mar 2023 @ 2:28pm

Today in computing we have used all that we have learned so far to create name plaques and pencil pots. To do this we had to learn how to resize objects as well as creating holes in objects to allow items to be placed inside. We are really enjoying this unit of work and are looking forward to creating more in the next couple of weeks.

Year 2 Mastering Marking Out

Date: 21st Mar 2023 @ 4:43pm

Today, we continued our wheels and axles unit by practicing our marking our skills ensuring we measured our lines accurately to ensure it would fit on our vehicle. Also, we practiced accurately and neatly cutting out our markings ready to be stuck on our vehicle. We are looking forward to beginning building our moving vehicles next week!

Year 1 Disgusting Sandwiches!

Date: 14th Mar 2023 @ 5:20pm

In today's lesson we learnt how to follow instructions to achieve an outcome. We recapped on the features of instructions and how they need to be in the chronological order to make sense. We learnt the importance of checking our instructions and ensuring they have every step included. We then gave instructions to Miss Kay and Mrs Webster, to tell them how to make a disgusting sandwich. Again, we worked hard to give clear and precise instructions. We saw what happens when we weren’t clear and how the end goal wasn’t quite what we wanted! We then designed our own disgusting sandwich and created them, giving us an opportunity to talk through and order instructions before writing our own instructions over the next few days. As these were disgusting sandwiches - we didn't eat them!

Year 3- Shell Structures

Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 2:58pm

In DT, we have been exploring shell structures. We looked at a variety of existing shell structures and evaluated them based on their purpose, appearance and their strength. 

Year 2 Exploring free and fixed axles

Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 1:28pm

We investigated different types of axles - fixed axles and free axles to see if they were different.  We found that the free axles moved faster and they were able to turn .  The fixed axles were slower and they could only travel in straight lines.

Year 6 - DT: Evaluating existing products

Date: 28th Feb 2023 @ 4:10pm

As part of our Food Technology unit we will be making savoury scones. Today, we tested several different savoury products and evaluated them for their appearance, texture, taste and smell. By doing this, it gives us ideas about what we like and what we can use in our own product when we make them in a few weeks time.

Year 5 - Creepy Crawlies Welcome

Date: 27th Feb 2023 @ 8:42am

Pupils in Year 5 have completed their 'frame structure' projects. After evaluating current products, pupils designed and created their own 'bug hotel'. A frame structure was created before pupils added sides and tubes for insects to live in. The children then decorated their products and evaluated them.

Year 5 - Making our Designs Come to Life

Date: 27th Feb 2023 @ 8:36am

This week, pupils in year 5 began to construct their Bee Boxes. The children used various wood-working tools, including G-clamps and hacksaws, to measure, cut and build a cube frame for their structure. After cutting the wood, triangles of cardboard were used to strengthen the structure. Soon pupils will turn this frame into a 'Bee Box' or 'Bug Hotel' to place around the school grounds. 

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