Knowledge and skills:

During Year 1 & Year 2 the children learn to:

• use their own ideas to make something;
• describe how something works;
• cut food safely;
• make a product which moves;
• make their own model stronger;
• explain to someone else how they want to make their product;
• choose appropriate resources and tools;
• make a simple plan before making.

• think of an idea and plan what to do next;
• choose tools and materials and explain why they have chosen them;
• join materials and components in different ways;
• explain what went well with their work;
• explain why they have chosen specific textiles;
• measure materials to use in a model or structure;
• describe the ingredients that they are using.