Key Stage 1 – Design & Technology
Key Stage 1 Design and Technology: Teaching for every child
Children are taught to:
- look at and talk about familiar products (made of materials such as card, textiles and food) to see how they work
- practise simple practical skills and do tasks, such as cutting, folding and gluing, which they will use as they make their own products
- plan and create their own products, using what they have learned.
For example, they might look at hand and finger puppets, asking questions such as ‘How have they been put together? What type of fabric has been used? Who have they been made for?’ They then practice skills, such as cutting and joining the kinds of fabrics used in the puppet. Finally they design and make a puppet with a purpose: for example, a finger puppet designed to entertain a smaller brother or sister on a long car journey.
Key Stage 1 Design and Technology: Targets for every child
Around age 7, most children are able to:
- develop ideas for design and technology products, talk about these ideas and plan what to do next, using pictures, words and models
- choose and safely use the tools, equipment and techniques they need for their ideas
- assemble materials and components in different ways
- talk about how they could improve their work in future.
This information is supplied by Parents Centre and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
