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Fantasy Island modelling

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Oceans and Seas Fantasy Islands

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Objectives

Geography

  • Develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places, both terrestrial and marine.
  • Interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps, globes and aerial photographs.
  • Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans.

Design and Technology

  • Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria.
  • Make something using a wide range of materials.
  • Evaluate the finished product.

Lesson Planning

Use ‘junk’ to create models of treasure islands, complete with characters, creatures and shelters. Celebrate the work achieved in this block with a pirate-themed day.

Teaching Outcomes
 To understand that an island is an area of land that is completely surrounded by water.
To design and make an island and its characters/buildings using junk-modelling techniques; To evaluate how the project went.

Children will:

  • Use Design and Technology techniques to design, make and evaluate a model island.
  • Work together in groups or pairs and listen well to each other.

Provided Resources

  • Re-used rubbish
  • Junk-modelling an island
  • Pirate party tips
  • Pirate party invitation

You Will Need

  • A large sheet of thick card
  • Re-usable rubbish
  • Masking tape
  • Newspapers

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