In our Design Technology lessons, we thoroughly enjoyed taste testing a range of chocolate. We described the appearance, explored the texture and finally savoured the taste of dark, milk and white chocolate before investigating other ingredients that were options for when we create our own...
For our final exit point in Year 2, we held a DT exhibition to show off the vehicles we created for Traction Man. We shared our learning journey from exploring different kinds of cars, to experimenting with axles and axle holders, to learning how to...
This week we have started to make our wheeled vehicles for Traction Man. We have been following our designs to create an interesting product. We have used small cereal boxes as our base, added different 3D shapes or features and then coloured them to make...
This week, the children have made great progress in developing their mechanical toys using cams. They created a prototype before interviewing children from Year 1 to research what toy design would be most effective. The children then created a cross sectional diagram of their design...
In the Meadow this week, we have practised the skill of combining ingredients in our cooking session and made biscuits with dinosaur foot prints. Children enjoyed filling the footprints with coloured icing, but eating them was their absolute favourite part. [gallery ids="20605,20606,20607"]...
This week in Nursery, we read the book, ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’. We discovered that in the book the troll was underneath a bridge. We looked at different bridges and discussed what a bridge was used for. Then we made bridges using different resources;...
Year 5 learnt how to build a structure using cutting tools and a glue gun. Working as a team, they created their structure ready to house the moving element they designed. The children built a prototype of their mechanical toy using gears and evaluated their...
This half term, Year 4 have been busy creating their own pneumatic mythical monsters as part of our topic I Believe in Unicorns. Using syringes and tubing, the children explored how air can be used to create movement and bring their imaginative creatures to life....
This week we have been very creative! In DT, we have created our playground structures for the Selfish Giant’s garden. We thought carefully about how to join materials to make a strong and stable structure. In art, we have created our own collograph plates for...
During this half term Year 1 have been working hard to design and create their very own invitations. This week we used them to invite our parents and carers in to enjoy a special tea party! We loved having them in to see our amazing...