Covering lessons four and five, this CPD video supports teachers to help children apply their knowledge and build and evaluate a toy.
year: Year 1
Teacher video: Improving wheels: Part two
This Design and technology video supports Year 1 teachers with modelling techniques to improve wheel and axle mechanisms, helping the children create stable, moving bases for future pull-along toy designs.
Teacher video: Using weight to stabilise structures
This Design and technology CPD video supports teachers with clear guidance and modelling to deliver a Year 1 lesson on stabilising structures using weight, as the children build and test a model playground basketball hoop.
Teacher video: Designing a stable pencil pot
This lesson supports the children in designing a stable pencil pot by applying their understanding of structures, encouraging creativity, critical thinking and purposeful planning within a clear, step-by-step design process.
Sustainability key skills and knowledge by unit
This document shows the units through which pupils’ understanding of sustainability is expected to develop across the following Kapow Primary subjects:
The sustainability concepts covered include:
- Appreciation of nature
- Interdependence
- Resources and waste
- Climate change
- Individual and collective responsibility
Webinar: Confidently Teaching Drawing in Primary Art
Discover how to teach drawing with confidence across the primary years. In this recorded webinar, Kapow Primary’s Art specialist Suzanne Booth shares practical advice and insights for teachers and subject leaders. Perfect for subject leaders and class teachers looking to boost their confidence and creativity in teaching drawing.
The session covers:
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Key drawing skills from EYFS to Year 6, including shading, observation, and composition
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How these skills link to the National Curriculum and support progression to KS3
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An overview of Kapow’s refreshed drawing units
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A live Q&A with tips for adapting drawing lessons to suit your pupils
R&W: Key skills and knowledge by unit — mixed-age
This document shows where the key knowledge and skills statements from our mixed-age R&W progression are covered within the scheme.
Cycle B information will be added when the scheme is fully available on the website.
Webinar: Sustainability in Primary Schools: A Roundtable Discussion
Join Kapow Primary’s experts for a practical discussion on how to embed sustainability across your curriculum. Discover everyday classroom ideas, whole-school actions, and how to engage pupils with climate topics. Plus, get a preview of our new sustainability collection.
Vocabulary display – D&T Y1: Structures: Stable structures
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the Year 1 unit Design & technology, Year 1, *New* Structures: Stable structures and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports the development of design thinking, practical skills and knowledge of key processes and materials.
See the full Design and technology: Key vocabulary.
