| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
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Y1 | Mostly integrated through the theme of Seaside
Food Tech:
• Cut, peel or grate ingredients safely and hygienically.
(Fruit Kebabs)
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Autumn 2:
Discrete Teaching:
Mechanics:
• Create products using levers, wheels and winding mechanisms.
(Christmas Card)
Please click here for knowledge organiser | Mostly integrated through the theme of The Great Fire of London
Materials:
• Demonstrate a range of joining techniques (such as gluing, hinges or combining materials to strengthen).
Construction
• Use materials to practise drilling, screwing, gluing and nailing materials to make and strengthen products.
(Making bridges)
Also create houses from Tudor times using cardboard boxes.
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Discrete Teaching:
Electrics and electronics
• Diagnose faults in battery operated devices (such as low battery, water damage or battery terminal damage) Please click here for knowledge organiser | Mostly integrated through the theme of
Oceans and Continents
Materials:
• Demonstrate a range of cutting and shaping techniques (such as tearing, cutting, folding and curling).
• Cut materials safely using tools provided.
• Measure and mark out to the nearest centimetre.
(Africa Pop Up Card) Please click here for knowledge organiser |
Y2 | Mostly integrated through the theme of Florence Nightingale
Autumn 1& 2:
Food Tech:
• Measure or weigh using measuring cups or electronic scales.
• Assemble or cook ingredients.
(Bread Making) Please click here for knowledge organiser | Mostly integrated through the theme of The Coronation
Spring 1 & 2:
Construction:
• Use materials to practise drilling, screwing, gluing and nailing materials to make and strengthen products.
Computing
• Model designs using software.
(Making a carriage) Please click here for knowledge organiser | Mostly integrated through the theme of Islands
Summer 1 & 2
Textiles:
• Shape textiles using templates.
• Join textiles using running stitch.
• Colour and decorate textiles using a number of techniques (such as dyeing, adding sequins or printing).
(Puppets) Please click here for knowledge organiser |
Y3 | Mostly integrated through the theme of Ancient Egyptians
Autumn 1 & 2:
Textiles:
• Understand the need for a seam allowance.
• Join textiles with appropriate stitching.
• Select the most appropriate techniques to decorate textiles.
(Egyptian Banners) Please click here for knowledge organiser | Mostly integrated through the theme of Binfield Local Study
Spring 1 & 2:
Food Tech
• Prepare ingredients hygienically using appropriate utensils.
• Measure ingredients to the nearest gram accurately.
• Follow a recipe.
• Assemble or cook ingredients (controlling the temperature of the oven or hob, if cooking).
(Sandwiches) Please click here for knowledge organiser | Mostly integrated through the theme of Stone Age to Iron Age
Summer 1 & 2:
Construction
• Choose suitable techniques to construct products or to repair items.
• Strengthen materials using suitable techniques.
(Making a roundhouse) Please click here for knowledge organiser
Extra: Ufton Court Trip |
Y4 | Mostly integrated through the theme of The Romans
Autumn 1 & 2:
Construction:
• Choose suitable techniques to construct products or to repair items.
• Strengthen materials using suitable techniques.
(Bows and Arrows) Please click here for knowledge organiser | Mostly integrated through the theme of Rainforests
Spring 1 & 2:
Materials
• Cut materials accurately and safely by selecting appropriate tools.
• Measure and mark out to the nearest millimetre.
• Apply appropriate cutting and shaping techniques that include cuts within the perimeter of the material (such as slots or cut outs).
• Select appropriate joining techniques.
(Making a Monsoon Proof Roof) Please click here for knowledge organiser | Mostly integrated through the themes of Mayans and Extreme Earth
Summer 1 & 2:
Mechanics:
• Use scientific knowledge of the transference of forces to choose appropriate mechanisms for a product (such as levers, winding mechanisms, pulleys and gears).
Construction:
• Choose suitable techniques to construct products or to repair items.
• Strengthen materials using suitable techniques.
Electrics and electronics:
• Create series and parallel circuits
(Wind Turbines) Please click here for knowledge organiser |
Y5 | Mostly integrated through the theme of Ancient Greece
Autumn 1 & 2:
Construction
Develop a range of practical skills to create products (such as cutting, drilling and screwing, nailing, gluing, filing and sanding).
(Create a Grecian cart) Please click here for knowledge organiser
Taught discretely:
Child led D &T with Dragons Den | Mostly integrated through the theme of Sustainability
Spring 1 & 2:
Computing:
• Write code to control and monitor models or products. (Use CAMS)
Electronics:
• Create circuits using electronics kits that employ a number of components (such as LEDs, resistors, transistors and chips).
Mechanics
• Convert rotary motion to linear using cams.
• Use innovative combinations of electronics (or computing) and mechanics in product designs.
(Make an electric car) Please click here for knowledge organiser | Mostly integrated through the theme of The Vikings
Summer 1 & 2:
Textiles:
• Create objects (such as a cushion) that employ a seam allowance.
• Join textiles with a combination of stitching techniques (such as back stitch for seams and running stitch to attach decoration).
• Use the qualities of materials to create suitable visual and tactile effects in the decoration of textiles (such as a soft decoration for comfort on a cushion).
(Create part of the Bayeux Tapestry) Please click here for knowledge organiser
Taught discretely:
Child led D &T with Dragons Den |
Y6 | Mostly integrated through the theme of Changing World
Autumn 1 & 2:
Construction
Develop a range of practical skills to create products (such as cutting, drilling and screwing, nailing, gluing, filing and sanding).
(Homes of the Past) Please click here for knowledge organiser
Taught discretely:
Child led D &T with Dragons Den | Mostly integrated through the theme of Women in History
Spring 1 & 2:
No DT | Mostly integrated through the theme of Rivers
Summer 1:
Materials
• Cut materials with precision and refine the finish with appropriate tools (such as sanding wood after cutting or a more precise scissor cut after roughly cutting out a shape).
• Show an understanding of the qualities of materials to choose appropriate tools to cut and shape (such as the nature of fabric may require sharper scissors than would be used to cut paper).
Electronics:
• Create circuits using electronics kits that employ a number of components (such as LEDs, resistors, transistors and chips).
(Making Electric Boats)
Please click here for knowledge organiser Summer 2:
Food Tech
• Understand the importance of correct storage and handling of ingredients (using knowledge of micro-organisms).
• Measure accurately and calculate ratios of ingredients to scale up or down from a recipe.
• Demonstrate a range of baking and cooking techniques.
• Create and refine recipes, including ingredients, methods, cooking times and temperatures.
(River side picnic) Please click here for knowledge organiser
Taught discretely:
Child led D&T with Dragons Den |
