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Interactive Lesson Plan

 Toys – Lets Get Designing

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https://www.mindmeister.com/503531331#

This lesson is appropriate for a year 2 class studying design and technology. It is interactive and hands on making it appropriate for the age level. It can easily be linked in with the year 2 history curriculum. The lesson is inclusive and easily adaptable for students with learning difficulties and other needs. There is not a high element of risk involved so no other safety or risk management considerations need to be put in place. Assessment is done through a rating scale and by observing the child work. Observation and information can also be gathered from class discussions.

 

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Makego

Name of Resource: Makego

Subject: Design and Technologies

Year: Years 3-4 (age range 0-11)

Strand:

  • Design and Technologies Knowledge and Understanding
  • Design an Technologies Processes and Production Skills

Sub-strand:

  • Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs.
  • Generate, develop, and communicate design ideas and decisions using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques
  • Evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions based on criteria for success developed with guidance and including care for the environment
  • Plan a sequence of production steps when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively

Link to Resource:
http://www.teachingappz.co.uk/listing/makego/

Links to Other Learning Areas:
English, Science, Geography & Mathematics

About the Resource:
Makego is a resource that is available to students on either Ipads or iPhones. This resource can only be use once it is downloaded from iTunes and is aimed towards years 3-4 and has an age range of 0-11. This resource is one that can only be used on technical devices such as iPads, iPhone or Tablets, which furthermore reinforce the core unit of study; Technology. This activity is best used in collaboration; student-student, student-teacher or student-parents.

Resource in Classroom:
This resource would be very useful and beneficial in the year 3-4 class, especially year 3 as it encourages working with others and learning how to play for both engagement and enjoyment, but also academically. This app allows students to construct their own toys which make them responsible for themselves. This resource would also provide transitions to other units of work such as English. Students could be asked to explain, describe and recount the process that took place when constructing their objects; this process of recounting could also lead into Scientific report writing.