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Key stage 1
Design and technology
concepts develop through our use of threads, which add vertical coherence. Explore free teaching resources for key stage 1, design and technology, covering years 1 and 2. Save hours planning lessons with a slide deck, worksheet, prior knowledge starter and assessment exit quizzes and key vocabulary – all ready for you to teach and adapt for your pupils. You can download lesson and teaching resources, or log in and download units or save units to ‘my library’ – whichever is best for you to plan your design and technology lesson. Read more about how the KS1 curriculum was designed in our explainer.
Design and technology units
New
Brand-new teaching resources, thoughtfully crafted by teachers for classroom needs.
1
Frame structures: bridges
Year 1
8 lessons
2
Rotary mechanisms: windmills
Year 1
8 lessons
3
Templates in textiles: hand puppets
Year 1
8 lessons
4
Levers and sliders: moving cards
Year 2
8 lessons
5
Wheels and axles: vehicles
Year 2
8 lessons
6
Freestanding structures: playgrounds
Year 2
8 lessons
Units released in 2020-22
Resources made during the pandemic to support remote teaching.
1
Structures: freestanding structures
Year 1
10 lessons
2
Cooking and nutrition: preparing fruit and vegetables
Year 1
10 lessons
3
Mechanisms: sliders and levers
Year 2
10 lessons
4
Textiles: templates and joining techniques
Year 2
10 lessons