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Unit 2b: Puppets
Audience: Key Stage 1
Year Group: 2

This unit involves children making a textile product by marking out, cutting and joining pieces of fabric. Children look at a selection of hand puppets and base their design on their investigations into how the puppets have been made and who they have been designed for. This unit provides a context for work in literacy and offers an opportunity for children to make up their own play or to retell a familiar story using their puppets.

Scheme of Work

Download the Scheme of Work from the DFEE Standards web site by clicking HERE.

Lesson Plans

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Teacher Factfiles

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Worksheets

PDF: Cutting and Joining
An exploration of joining different materials such as wood, paper, plastic and material, using everyday equipment (hole punch, glue, stapler etc)

PDF: D&T Design Challenge
A generic planning sheet for Key Stage 2 children to plan a project, record the outcome and learning, and reflect on improvements that could be made. 

Other Relevant Classroom Activities

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Assessment

PDF: Skills in DT
A comprehensive chart outlining the skills to be taught for every year group throughout Key Stage 1 and 2.  Areas covered include the use of wood, reclaimed materials, food, fabric, electrical equipment, construction apparatus, tools, and the skills of planning and joining.  

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