Learning objective

  • To design a castle.

Success criteria

  • I can recall the features of a castle.
  • I
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National curriculum

Design and technology

Design

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Features of a castle slide 2 and allow time for paired discussion.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Should make simpler geometric shapes (i.e. cuboid, cylinder, cone).

Pupils working at greater depth: 

Should advance to more complex geometric shapes; can attempt to design their own nets (i.e. hexagonal prisms); can create specific features relevant to the person or purpose they are designing for.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: designing a castle with key features

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Vocabulary definitions

  • 2D

    Flat objects with 2-dimensions, such as square, rectangle and circle.

  • 3D

    Solid objects with 3-dimensions, such as cube, oblong and sphere.

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Vicki Risianova

Design and technology specialist

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After 4 years of being a TV and radio presenter, Vicki headed to the secondary classroom where she spent 12 years teaching Design and Technology as well as PE. Working as a subject leader, she ran D&T tournaments and weekly clubs to get…
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