This week we have been bringing our DT topic on seasonal food to an end. The children were asked to design a seasonal vegetable tart that incorporated a range of colours for health benifits and they didn’t disappoint. They then made their designs, chopping and slicing all their own ingredients, Read more…
In DT, we have been learning all about vehicles including how they move. The children are confident talking about wheels, axles and axle holders. We designed our own vehicles and today the children brought their designs to life. The children even used a saw and hammer to help them create Read more…
This week in design technology, we have been learning about foods that are grown in the Uk within certain seasons. It is very easy to forget about this as many of the foods we eat are accessible all year round in our supermarkets. With this in mind, we also looked Read more…
This half term our design technology work is based around food and eating seasonally. Today we started off by thinking about climate zones and what food we can successfully grow in the Uk and what needs importing. The children found it amazing by looking at maps at just how far Read more…
This term we have been learning all about windmills and today we created our own! We found out how a windmill works and created a design criteria for our chosen clients.. From footballers to pets, our product had to be suitable for them to live in. We designed and decorated Read more…
Year 2 have been learning all about a balanced diet and checking foods to see how healthy they really are.. We discussed the different food groups and identified which foods we could combine to create a balanced meal.. We then thoroughly enjoyed making our wrap pizzas and most importantly- eating Read more…
We prepared the fruit and vegetables to make smoothies. Then we used a blender and the children made a prediction on which would be their favourite. I wonder if you can guess which one we liked best by looking at our facial expressions.
For this term’s DT project, Year 6 designed and created their own playground structures. They began by sketching designs of their structures, taking into consideration what makes a successful playground. They then used a range of materials to create 3D structures and the results were absolutely fantastic!
Well this half term has been a busy one in our DT lessons. It all began back in October when we looked at existing cushions and their uses. We then explored a range of different sewing stitches and ways of joining fabrics before planning our own cushion designs and finally Read more…
Today, Year 3 visited Brockholes nature reserve in Preston and what a day they had going back in time to the Stone Age – even the weather didn’t spoil our day. Here are some pictures from across the day. First was shelter building, after all, to survive you need a Read more…
Today we had a food tasting activity, the children were developing their vocabulary and learning about nouns and adjectives. The children were also developing life skills of preparing food and understanding hygiene.
Who can build the tallest tower in the Robinwood Crate Challenge? Wood group Hill Group
We researched different types of kites and then the children worked in teams and designed their own. We then went outside to test our kites and the were all amazing!
For History this term we have been exploring Ancient Gre ce, to link this to DT we created a Greek Menu and tasted some of the different foods. We found lots of different foods that we liked and some that we disliked, take a look at how we got on.
The children have been working with clay this half term, practising different techniques and designing their own models. The final creations are amazing and the children worked so hard. Well done Year 2! The children are very excited to take their models home.