Design and Technology - Designing a Toy Castle

 In Design and Technology this half term the children are going to design and make their very own toy castle.

This week, the children designed their castle and discussed who would want to play with their castle. 

M.B "I want to make my castle for Year 6 and Year 5."

E.M "My castle is going to be for the Reception children. 

We then spoke about our design criteria and what we must add to our castle. All our castles need a drawbridge with a mechanism, which makes it move up and down. 

The children then decided which other parts of a castle they wanted to add to their designs. 

Well done Year One!

🏰🏰🏰









Popular posts from this blog

Design and Technology - Fruit Kebabs

Image
 In Design and Technology this half term, Year 1 have been learning about the importance of healthy food choices. We have also designed our own fruit kebabs, and this week we have had the opportunity to make them.  The children discussed the importance of washing their hands and ensuring the fruit was clean.  The children then peeled bananas and tangerines. The children also used the bridge hold to slice apples and bananas. The children were very sensible and assembled amazing kebabs.  Well done Year 1! 🍌🍓🍎
Read more

Computing - Bee Bots

Image
 In Computing this half term we have been learning all about algorithms and the importance of instructions.  Today, the children worked in pairs to make their Bee Bot move to follow their intended route. The children discussed different possible routes the Bee Bot could take and then they tested these with their partner.  G.P "You have to make sure you press the 'X' to clear the instructions before. Otherwise it just goes round and round." E.M "I tried to make it go right then left and forwards. It worked!"  
Read more

Year 1 Owls - Visit to Cookridge Court Care Home

Image
  Today the children from Year 1 Owls had the opportunity to visit Cookridge Court Care Home.  The children performed "Somewhere over the rainbow", created a piece of artwork using oil pastels and baked scones to deliver to the residents.  The children loved the visit and it was so special making this link to our local community.  M.H "I loved the care home, it was so awesome. I liked singing for them." M.K "I loved talking to the old lady in the wheelchair, she was kind. She said she was a doctor in the olden days." 🌈🌈🌈
Read more