Design and Technology

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