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Long-term plan rationale
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Mixed-age three-year cycle

 

Year 1/2/3 long-term plan

Cycle A

Cycle B

Cycle C

Autumn 1

 Mechanisms
Matching slider game		 Mechanisms
Wheels and axles		 Structures
Stable structures

Autumn 2

 Mechanisms
Levers		 Textiles
Simple stitches		 Structures
A chair for a bear

Spring 1

 Cooking and nutrition
Smoothies		 Textiles
Pouches		 Cooking and nutrition
Balanced diet

Spring 2

 Mechanical systems
Pneumatic toys		 Mechanisms
Fairground wheel		 Structures
Product packaging

Summer 1

 Digital world
Wearable technology		 Textiles
Cross-stitch and applique
Cushions or Egyptian collars		 Cooking and nutrition
Eating seasonally

Summer 2
  • Celebrate achievements in D&T, with a gallery of their products.
  • Set an invention challenge with scrap materials.
  • Extra-curricular trips.
  • Overflow time to complete units.
  • Celebrate achievements in D&T, with a gallery of their products.
  • Set an invention challenge with scrap materials.
  • Extra-curricular trips.
  • Overflow time to complete units.
  • Celebrate achievements in D&T, with a gallery of their products.
  • Set an invention challenge with scrap materials.
  • Extra-curricular trips.
  • Overflow time to complete units.
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