Our first Design and Technology Day at Wren was a great success! Children really enjoyed all aspects of the creative process, designing, making, testing and evaluating their products. All the Design and Technology projects were related to topics they have been studying in Science or Humanities. Throughout the day, children developed so many skills, such as problem solving, trial and error and of course, testing your creation out!

Here are all the children’s wonderful projects:

Reception – Building a Structure for the Three Little Pigs

In Reception, children made home structures as part of their ‘Terrific Tales’ topic. They challenged themselves to make a house for the Three Little Pigs!

Year 1 – Mechanical Vehicles

Year 1 have been learning about different ways to travel and therefore made cars!

For the body they folded card to make a cuboid box, then they added in an axle and wheels to make the car move!

Year 2 – Pop-Up Cards

Year 2 made pop-up cards for a specific purpose as part of their Toyshop theme!

Year 3 – Making a Shaduf

Year 3 made a Shaduf, which is a mechanical device used in Ancient Egypt to lift water.

Year 4 – Light-Up Signs

Year 4 made a light up sign as part of their Electrical Circuits Science topic.

Year 5 – Earthquake Proof Bridges

Year 5 tested themselves to make a sturdy bridge as part of their Volcanoes and Earthquakes topic.