Year 1 Design and Technology
IN YEAR 1 AND 2 IN DESIGN PUPILS SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO:
Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology
Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing]
Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics
Explore and evaluate a range of existing products
Evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria
Build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable
Explore and use mechanisms [for example, levers, sliders, wheels and axles], in their product
In cooking and nutrition at KS1 Pupils should be taught to:
Key stage 1
Use the basic principles of a healthy and varied diet to prepare dishes
Understand where food comes from.
Year 1 children can:
I can use my own ideas to make something.
I can describe how something works.
I can cut food safely.
I can make a product which moves.
I can make my model stronger.
I can explain to someone else how I want to make my product.
I can choose appropriate resources and tools.
I can make a simple plan before making.