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Long-term plan rationale
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The plan ensures balanced

Mixed-age three-year cycle

 

Year 2/3/4 long-term plan

Cycle A

Cycle B

Cycle C

Autumn 1

 Textiles
Pouches		 Mechanisms
Levers		 Structures
A chair for a bear

Autumn 2

 Mechanisms
Fairground wheel		 Cooking and nutrition
Balanced diet		 Digital world
Wearable technology

Spring 1

 Mechanical systems
Pneumatic toys		 Digital world
Mindful moments timer		 Textiles
Cross-stitch and applique
Cushions or Egyptian collars

Spring 2

 Structures
Helmets 		 Mechanical systems
Mechanical cars 		 Cooking and nutrition
Adapting a recipe 

Summer 1

 Cooking and nutrition
Eating seasonally		 Electrical systems
Exploring electrical products
Coming soon		 Structures
Product packaging

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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