Design Technology teaching resources for early years, KS1 & KS2

Here is our library of primary D&T resources to take your pupils through the design process from construction to evaluation. Includes creative teaching ideas, planning worksheets and evaluation grids.

Product design sheet

A simple product design sheet which can be adapted to suit any  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 25/03/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Five green crafts for spring

Five green crafts perfect for recycling everyday household waste.  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Seasons | Published: 05/03/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

An advent calendar of Christmas crafts

Twenty-four easy Christmas crafts for each day of advent.  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 04/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Christmas

Five tips for Christmas arts and crafts

Five tips to inspire arts and crafts in the classroom during  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 04/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Techniques | Designing and making | Christmas

Parks - a mapping and fieldwork pack

A set of mapping and fieldwork activities for a project based  … read more

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Y1 Y2 Y3 | Writing composition | Published: 18/06/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Bookshelf | Human geography | Mapping skills and fieldwork | Letter writing

Ladybird pencil topper

An easy crafting activity to undertake with your class; and one  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 07/08/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

End of term activities

A range of inspiring ideas for end of term projects which can  … read more

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Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Spoken language | Published: 24/07/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Photography | Study of an artist | Designing and making | Presentations

Healthy eating – grammar warm-ups

This PowerPoint contains four lesson starters: expanded noun  … read more

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Y2 Y3 Y4 | Vocabulary, punctuation and grammar | Life processes and living thingsPublished: 10/07/2017 | 

Five tips for Outdoor learning

Five tips to support your outdoor teaching and learning. Ideas  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Reading word level | Geometry | Materials | Physical processes | Published: 06/06/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Phonics | Properties of shapes – symmetry

Five tips for annual sporting events

A set of five tips for ideas to use with your class to mark sporting  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Spoken language | Sports | Published: 30/05/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Places around the world | Presentations | Olympics

Six top tips for Healthy Eating Week

A set of activity ideas for teaching healthy eating. Ideal for  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Life processes and living things | Published: 24/05/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Human body

Five tips for Outdoor Classroom Day

A set of five tips for taking the learning into the outdoors  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Life processes and living things | Published: 24/05/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Sculpture | Designing and making | Mapping skills and fieldwork | Animals | Habitats | Plants

Design and technology tips

Five tips for design and technology.  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 10/04/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Evaluating and testing | Technical knowledge

Design a Bug

A designing and making challenge with a science focus on materials.  … read more

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Y1 Y2 | Materials | Published: 18/10/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Everyday materials

Playdough recipe

A pictorial recipe with tips for parent helpers and/or teaching  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 | Starting school | Published: 12/09/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Expressive arts and design | Designing and making

How to make a simple moving vehicle

A moving vehicle design challenge including simple instructions  … read more

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Y3 Y4  | Published: 05/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Beatrix Potter: The search for a new apprentice - Penguin Schools resource

This teaching pack, with a design technology and drama focus,  … read more

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Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Spoken language | Published: 30/03/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Bookshelf | Designing and making | Books by Beatrix Potter | Drama and role play | Kitty in Boots by Beatrix Potter | Presentations | Beatrix Potter | Kitty in Boots

Fun with flowers

A cross-curricular Art and Music activity based on flowers and  … read more

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F Y1  | Published: 16/03/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Techniques | Designing and making

All the fun of the fair!

Children are challenged to think about the forces for fairground  … read more

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Y5 Y6  | Published: 17/02/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Make a monster!

Design and make a soft toy monster. Includes a design template,  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 29/04/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Iron Age recipes

Make a traditional Iron Age meal of soup and oatcakes.  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 26/03/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Prehistoric Britain and featured in our teaching pack(s) Teaching and learning pack: Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

Iron Age activity cards

A set of activity cards for an Iron Age experience day. Laminate  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 18/03/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Prehistoric Britain and featured in our teaching pack(s) Teaching and learning pack: Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

Make your own Iron Age round house

Cut out the template and glue to make a round house for a Celtic  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 11/03/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Prehistoric Britain and featured in our teaching pack(s) Teaching and learning pack: Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

Sand island design

Children design and then create an island in the sand! Children  … read more

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Y1 Y2  | Published: 05/06/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Building a Norman castle

A simple set of instructions to guide children through the c  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 07/11/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making and featured in our teaching pack(s) Castles project pack

Designing a shield for a knight

Explore the different patterns for shield designs and create  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 10/07/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making and featured in our teaching pack(s) Castles project pack

Medieval recipes

Try out some of these traditional recipes.  … read more

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Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 25/04/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making and featured in our teaching pack(s) Castles project pack

How to make a surprise hanging bauble box

A fun Christmas maths activity. Included are illustrated instructions  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 21/11/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Christmas and featured in our teaching pack(s) Christmas Project Pack - Bearing gifts we traverse afar

Recycled Christmas wreaths

A great idea for encouraging the principals of reduce, reuse,  … read more

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Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 16/11/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Christmas and featured in our teaching pack(s) Christmas Project Pack - Bearing gifts we traverse afar

Design and make a Christmas cupcake!

A fun activity with a tasty outcome! Children must work coll  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 16/11/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Christmas and featured in our teaching pack(s) Christmas Project Pack - Bearing gifts we traverse afar

Design a Christmas stamp

Use this simple template to create a seasonal stamp. Children  … read more

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Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4  | Published: 16/11/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Christmas and featured in our teaching pack(s) Christmas Project Pack - Bearing gifts we traverse afar

Christmas dinner – a healthy balanced meal

Calculate the calorific values of different Christmas dinner  … read more

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Y5 Y6 | Life processes and living things | Published: 16/11/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Human body | Christmas

Hina-matsuri - Japanese doll festival

Inspired by Hina Matsuri, the Japanese festival of dolls, or  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 | Reading comprehension | Published: 20/06/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Places around the world | Inference and deduction | Information retrieval – non-fiction

Design your own bunting

Use this design sheet to consider themes and materials used before  … read more

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Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Queen's Jubilee | Published: 20/06/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Design a Jubilee Stamp

Use this worksheet for designing a stamp to commemorate the Queen's  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 | Queen's Jubilee | Published: 19/04/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Design some royal bunting

Use this worksheet for designing bunting to commemorate the Queen's  … read more

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F Y1 Y2 | Queen's Jubilee | Published: 19/04/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Design your own celebration mug

A step by step guide to designing your commemorative mug. Carry  … read more

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Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Queen's Jubilee | Published: 23/02/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Sock monkey template

Don't throw old socks away! Use this template to create a simple  … read more

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Y5 Y6  | Published: 19/01/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making and featured in our teaching pack(s) World War II project pack

101 uses for a plastic bottle - design sheet

Develop alternative uses for a plastic water bottles. Children  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 19/01/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making and featured in our teaching pack(s) World War II project pack

Tree-mendous tree houses

Work through the PowerPoint evaluating a selection of tree house  … read more

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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6  | Published: 14/07/2011 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making and featured in our teaching pack(s) Outdoor learning project pack

Evaluating money containers

Thinking of making money containers? Why not evaluate some examples  … read more

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Y4  | Published: 22/07/2010 | From the resource collection(s): Evaluating and testing

Use your loaf!

A useful sheet to compare and evaluate different types of bread  … read more

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Y5  | Published: 22/07/2010 | From the resource collection(s): Evaluating and testing

Time to evaluate

A super mind map with Design Technology headings which can be  … read more

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Y5 Y6  | Published: 01/07/2010 | From the resource collection(s): Evaluating and testing and featured in our teaching pack(s) Castles project pack

Delightful designs

Get creative! Set up a company, design and make a necklace with  … read more

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Y5  | Published: 21/06/2010 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Create a cupcake

A delicious design technology project for groups of three to  … read more

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Y3 Y4  | Published: 04/06/2010 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Bags of design

Design and make a drawstring bag. The children are encouraged  … read more

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Y5 Y6  | Published: 27/05/2010 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Designing your moving storybook

A useful worksheet for designing a moving storybook. This resource  … read more

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Y4 | Toys | Published: 22/04/2010 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Designing a moving toy

This fits in with the Y5 QCA unit on moving toys. A lovely resource  … read more

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Y5 | Toys | Published: 28/01/2010 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Containers

Examine containers before planning and making one of your own.  … read more

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Y4 Y5  | Published: 21/01/2010 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Light it up!

Useful worksheets to evaluate, design and make different torches  … read more

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Y4  | Published: 26/11/2009 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

Thinking about biscuits

This fits in with the Y5 QCA DT unit on making biscuits. Evaluate  … read more

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Y5  | Published: 12/11/2009 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making

How to make a Christmas sweet cone

A PowerPoint presentation following instructions. A lovely activity  … read more

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Y2 | Writing composition | Published: 27/11/2008 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Instructions | Christmas and featured in our teaching pack(s) Christmas Project Pack - Bearing gifts we traverse afar

Build The Three Little Pigs' house

A set of instructions for children to read to make a home for  … read more

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Y1 Y2  | Published: 13/11/2008 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making and featured in our teaching pack(s) Outdoor learning project pack

How to make a hanging snowman

Read the instructions and make your snowman. Includes follow-up  … read more

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Y2 | Writing composition | Published: 17/10/2008 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Instructions | Christmas and featured in our teaching pack(s) Christmas Project Pack - Bearing gifts we traverse afar