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Lesson Six – Hand Puppet

This design technology teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to select and combine materials using different techniques to make a Punch and Judy puppet. The class can practise following a set of instructions to complete each step when producing their character for a puppet show.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select and combine materials using different techniques to make a Punch and Judy puppet

Learning Objectives

Develop ideas by shaping materials and putting together components. Measure, mark out, cut and shape a range of materials.

Learning Outcomes

I can make a product by shaping and joining materials. I can measure and cut materials to match the function of a product.

Hand Puppet

Teaching sequence to help the children select and combine materials using different techniques to make a Punch and Judy puppet

Joining Materials

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify and describe different ways of joining pairs of materials when making a product

Hand Puppet Instructions

Shared reading text to help the children design and make a hand puppet by combining and joining different materials

Hand Puppet

Interactive activity to help the children select and combine materials using different techniques to make a Punch and Judy puppet

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select and combine materials using different techniques to make a Punch and Judy puppet

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