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Design Technology Teaching Resources

Discover some schemes of work, lesson plans, classroom worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in design technology in Key Stage One covering construction, materials, food, textiles and movement mechanisms

Schemes of Work

Lesson planning to develop and refine design technology skills when making products using construction techniques, materials, food, textiles and movement mechanisms

Construction

Investigate how to use a range of different construction techniques when building models to match specific outcomes

Food

Select and prepare different foods to make a range of products matching specific recipes and functions

Materials

Explore how to make products that match specific functions and success criteria when working with a range of different types of materials

Movement Mechanisms

Design and build different products that utilise a range of mechanisms that can produce a range of movements and actions

  • Garden Tools
    Build a sculpture of a garden tool by using a selection of different materials
  • Garden Shapes
    Practise using plasticine to mould a range of shapes to represent some of the the things found in a garden
  • Garden Patterns
    Identify and describe some of the different patterns and shapes that can be found in a garden
  • Fraction Halves
    Identify and record fractions that are halves of different shapes, quantities and numbers using concrete equipment and diagrams to model calculations