Orchard Primary
& Pre-School
Orchard Primary & Pre-School
"Small enough to care, Big enough to inspire"
DT Curriculum Planning Overview
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
Reception | Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials
| Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials
| Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials | Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials | Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials | Food Nutrition – new meal each half-term / Cutting Skills / Malleable Materials |
Year 1 | Castles | Textiles (Christmas Decorations) | Rockets
| Clay - Farm animals | Royal Crowns | Food Nutrition (Rainbow Salads / Fruit Kebabs) |
Year 2 | Making Pirate Ships / Cannons | Sculptures / Modelling – Clay | Food Nutrition – Victorian Treats Construction – Victorian Toys
| Food Nutrition | Setting up an Allotment – food produce and harvest | Construction – Sea Defences |
Year 3 | Food Nutrition / Stone Age Bread Rolls, Fruit Muffins | Volcano Models (mouldable materials) Pop-up Christmas Cards | Mouldable Materials (Canopic Jars) / Egyptian Jewellery
| Stiff/Flexible Materials (Construction) | Photography Project | Textiles – Puppets |
Year 4 | Food Nutrition | Roman Shields | Textiles Poisonous Dart Frogs | Royal DT | European Food | Woodwork Trains |
Year 5 | Cooking – Nutrition / Food (Greek links) / Clay Work – Materials
| Sewing Textiles / Making Christmas Decorations | Making a Moving Boat Scene | Cooking and Nutrition / Food Inspired by Oceania | Constructing a Mayan Temple | Green Intervention Enterprise |
Year 6 | Plan and Create an Earthquake-proof Building | Make Anderson Shelters | Brazil food Carnival costume making | Food Hygiene | Making a Globe Theatre Model |