This Design and technology video introduces teachers to the final stage of the mechanisms unit, supporting children in designing, making, and evaluating their own pull-along toys. It covers defining a user, creating design criteria, planning with annotated diagrams, and making key design decisions. Teachers are guided through the construction process using recycled materials and masking tape, and shown how to help children decorate their toys to meet both aesthetic and mechanical requirements.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Design and technology – Mechanisms teacher videos. It simplifies the design-make-evaluate process, helping teachers feel confident and prepared to guide children in creating fun, functional toys in the lesson and unit below.

Design and technology, Year 1, Mechanisms: Wheels and axles, Lesson 5: Making a pull-along toy