Lesson video

Hi everyone.

I'm Mrs. Corts and I'm very pleased to join you for today's lesson on preparing materials for Playground Structures.

This is part of the Freestanding Structures Playgrounds Unit.

Our lesson outcome for today is I can explore and create structures using paper and card.

In our lesson today, we have three new keywords.

I'll say them first and then you can repeat them after me.

Are you ready? Super, measuring, measuring, super, measuring is with a ruler today and therefore we are going to use the ruler to find a number that shows the size of something.

Marking out, marking out.

Brilliant, marking out, drawing lines to show where to cut.

And finally, joining techniques, joining techniques, super, joining techniques are ways to join two things together so that they stay connected.

Well done everyone, great listening.

In our lesson today of preparing to create playground structures, we have three parts, three learning cycles, and our first part is measuring and cutting materials.

When making a mock up playground using pieces of card and straws and other resources, some resources might need cutting to a certain size.

An example of this is cladding where we cover parts of the structure or piece of the structure in card and therefore hide the structure underneath.

To mark out and to cut shapes structure, you'll need a pencil, a ruler, some cardboard and scissors.

Andeep says "You could use recycled cardboard like cereal boxes." That's a great idea Andeep, well done.

This is a ruler and we use it to measure length.

It's got markings on it which are used to make measurements.

This ruler can be used to measure in centimetres and you might see the units noted as CM after the number.

This is a zero centimetre mark to start measuring from.

To measure length using a ruler, first you've got to get a piece of card and put it next to the zero, the zero centimetre, the starting point.

And then you need to read all the way along the ruler and stop at the end of the piece of card.

And that is the end point and that's where you're going to measure to.

On this piece of card, we can see it starts at zero, go all the way along it and it stops at number 20.

That's the length of the piece of card, 20, and therefore we can write cm after it to show the units.

We're ready for our first check for understanding now.

So I hope you're listening really carefully on how to measure, super.

So how long is this piece of card? Pause the video now and have a little think.

Welcome back.

Did you manage to work out the measurement for the piece of card? The length of it, super.

Did you get it right? Well, Lucas said it is 26 centimetres long.

Is he right? Yes, he is, well done Lucas and well done everyone else.

As you can see, the card starts at zero, the starting point.

If we read all the way along the numbers and we stop at the end of the piece of card, we'll see that it stops at number 26.

26 centimetres long, well done everyone.

We're ready for our next check for understanding now.

And I hope you're listening really carefully to the steps to measure a piece of card.

So Lucas says this piece of card is 14 centimetres long, is he correct? Pause the video now and have a little think.

Welcome back.

So was Lucas correct? No, well done everybody.

So Lucas said the piece of card's 14 centimetres long, but what was wrong? Super, so if you had said that actually Lucas didn't start from the zero point, he started on the two centimetres, you would be correct.

So therefore, if we move the card to the zero centimetres, how long is the card now? Pause the video and have a little think.

Super, so you'll know the card is 12 centimetres long.

If you look the starting point, it's on the starting point on zero centimetres, if we go along the piece of card, it finishes at 12 centimetres.

Well done everyone, great work.

Therefore to mark out card sections using a ruler, first, hold your ruler in place and then put the pencil on the zero mark on the ruler.

Draw the line on the ruler to the measurement that you need and then continue around the shape, measuring the lines carefully.

Don't forget to start at the edge of a piece of card though, because otherwise you'll waste a lot of paper.

Once we marked out our shapes, we need to then cut our shapes out.

And to do this, we can use scissors.

And scissors are a tool, we need to remember to hold them carefully, to sit down when cutting and only to cut paper and card and other materials out with our scissors.

So to cut, we need to practise holding the paper in one hand and the scissors carefully in the other.

Take your time, cut carefully.

And when you cut a line, should not see the cut marks.

Cut carefully along the lines and stop at the end of each line.

When you cut around a curve, remember to turn the paper round, not the scissors.

This will make it easier.

We are now ready for our first task, task A.

And I'd like you to practise measuring and cutting cardboard shapes.

You will need a pencil, a ruler, some cardboard and scissors.

Pause video now and complete task A.

Welcome back.

Hope you had lots of fun measuring and cutting.

Super, Andeep measured and marked out.

And he cut a rectangle outta blue card.

He said "I had lots of fun measuring, marking out and cutting.

So decided to practise cutting shapes into my card and I cut a zigzag line." Well done Andeep.

Do you think that Andeep turned the scissors or the paper so that he could cut the zigzag shape across the rectangle of card? That's right, he turned the paper.

Well done everyone.

We're now ready for our second part of the lesson, which is joining techniques for mock-up structures.

It is very important to think about how you'll join the materials to make your playground structures.

Izzy said "A joining technique is a way to join two materials together correctly." Well done Izzy.

These are all joining techniques and some work better than others with different materials.

Double-sided tape, glue sticks, masking tape, PVA glue, staples and sticky tape.

Now glue sticks and PVA glue are very good but PVA glue can be a bit messy.

Staples tend to show in projects but they do hold pieces of paper and card together quickly.

And masking tape and sticky tape are both good ways to join things together but masking tape is easier to decorate in.

It can be painted, and sticky tape is covered in a plastic film so therefore cannot be painted.

We're ready for our check for understanding now.

So I hope you're listening really carefully.

So what is a joining technique? A, a way to cut two materials correctly.

B, a way to take two materials apart, or C, a way to join two materials together correctly.

Pause the video now and have a little think.

Welcome back.

So what's a joining technique? That's right, a way to join two materials together correctly.

Well done everyone.

Ready for another check for understanding.

Hope you're listening really carefully.

So which tape can be easily painted and decorated? A, masking tape, B, sticky tape and C double-sided tape.

Pause the video now and have a little think.

Welcome back.

So which tape can be easily painted and decorated is masking tape.

Well done.

These are split pins and split pins are a brilliant way to join two pieces of card or paper.

But if you want something to turn or spin, the split pin can also be used to act as a pivot point.

If you have a look, you can see the pivot point on a roundabout and on a mockup of a roundabout.

And the same can be created using paper and card.

We're now ready for task B and I'd like you to discuss which joining techniques you are going to use for your playground creation and why.

Are you going to use double-sided tape, glue sticks, mask and tape, split pins, PVA glue, staples, or sticky tape.

Pause the video now and have a little think and join me when you're ready.

Welcome back.

Did you Manage to discuss your joining techniques? Super, well Jacob said I'm going to use the PVA glue and staples to join my pieces of card together.

And Alex said, I'm planning to use PVA glue to join some of my cardboard boxes and tubes together, however, the PVA glue can be quite messy.

I might use some masking tape because this will join things together quickly and I can decorate it into my design.

We're now ready for our final part of our lesson, which is folding paper or card for features.

So these are structures you often find in playgrounds, especially where there is play equipment for younger children.

This is called a spring rocker and this is called a spring seesaw.

Have you ever been on one of these before? What do they do? Well, this piece of play equipment has a spring and a spring is made from metal and it can be squashed down, but when it's released, when you let go, it bounces back up again.

This movement also allows it to wobble.

Can you wobble? We're ready for our next check for understanding now.

So what makes this toy move? A, a large slide, B, a large spring or C, a large box.

Pause the video now and have a little think.

Welcome back.

So what makes this toy move? That's right, a large spring.

This spring can be made from card and used within a mock up playground.

To make a card spring you will need a length of card, a ruler, and some scissors.

So therefore, if we want to just make a fold in a piece of card and we find it a bit tricky, we can use this technique.

So to fold card and paper neatly, you can use a ruler to help you.

You might be folding a piece of card in half, for example.

So therefore put the ruler along the line that you would like to fold.

Fold the card over the ruler and start to push down on the fold line.

Finally, remove the ruler and you will have a folded piece of card or paper.

So to make a cardboard spring, you can fold card.

You may need a ruler to help but you may be able to do it without.

So get a long strip of card and fold the end, then turn the card over and fold the folded, end the other way.

And finally turn the card back over again and fold the folded end the other way again.

But keep going this time forwards and backwards, forwards and backwards folding it over until you reach the end and you will create a spring.

Pipe cleaners can also be used to create a spring, wind it around the pencil, remove it carefully, and you will have a spring.

We're ready for our next check for understanding now.

So what piece of equipment can you use to help you to fold a straight line? A, a pair of scissors, B, a ruler, or C, a pencil? Pause the video now and have a little think.

Welcome back.

So which piece of equipment should you use to help you to fold a straight line? It's a ruler, well done everyone.

We're now ready for task C.

And I would like you to fold a piece of card to make a spring.

You may wish to use a pipe cleaner too and practise attaching this to the cardboard baseboard.

And then I want you to practise cutting a range of shapes such as triangles, squares and circular shapes.

What could you use these skills for? And have you seen any playground equipment that moves in different ways? Pause the video now and join me when you've completed task C.

Welcome back.

I hope you had lots of fun practising making your spring and touching it and cutting lots of different shapes out.

Excellent.

Well the pupils in Oak class cut and folded their card to make a cardboard spring.

To make the spring, the pupils also talked about how to attach it to the base and the piece of play equipment.

Did you manage to practise folding your card? How did you get on? We've reached the end of our lesson for today, preparing to create playground structures.

And I wonder if you can gimme a thumbs up if you feel you've met these learning points along the way.

Super, so shapes such as springs can be created by folding card.

Excellent, different joining techniques can be used to join paper and card in different ways to create different effects.

Super, and measuring and marking out shapes helps to create mock up models and different effects.

Super, and finally, different shapes and structures can be made using pipe cleaners.

Well done everyone for all of your hard work today.

See you soon, bye.