Footwear

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Awareness Days Walk to School Week

Objectives

Maths

  • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: lengths and heights [long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short].

Art and Design

  • Use a range of materials creatively to design and make products.
  • Use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.

Design and Technology

  • Select from and use a range of tools & equipment to perform practical tasks.
  • Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including textiles according to their characteristics.

Lesson Planning

Sort footwear and assess suitability for different activities.

Children will:

  • Think about the different functions of footwear and begin to understand the qualities and uses of different materials.
  • Represent different uses of footwear by drawing and painting.
  • Measure using non-standard units.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • Collection of footwear
  • Timer
  • Selection of craft and recycled materials, textiles
  • Different fastenings