Key Stage One : Design Technology : Scarecrows : Lesson Three – Scarecrow Materials


This design technology teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to select a range of different materials to match success criteria when building a scarecrow. The class can explain why they have chosen different materials to use when building a scarecrow.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select a range of different materials to match success criteria when building a scarecrow

Learning Objectives

Generate ideas by drawing on their own and other people’s experiences. Develop ideas by shaping materials and putting together components.

Learning Outcomes

I can use what I know about materials to select the best material for a specific purpose. I can select and combine materials to plan a model.

Scarecrow Materials

Teaching sequence to help the children select a range of different materials to match success criteria when building a scarecrow

Materials

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify the properties of different materials that could be used to make a garden scarecrow

Scarecrow Materials

Template to help the children select and record some of the different materials that can be used when building a garden scarecrow

Scarecrow Materials

Interactive activity to help the children select a range of different materials to match success criteria when building a scarecrow

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select a range of different materials to match success criteria when building a scarecrow

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