This video shows how to use the grid method to scale images up or down, helping pupils enlarge their artwork with accuracy and confidence.
year: Year 6
Teacher video: Understanding street art
This video introduces street art as a vehicle for pupil voice and expression, helping teachers guide the pupils through meaningful discussions and creative responses.
Unit overview: What happens when we die (Part 2)
This Religion and worldviews video introduces teachers to the unit “How and why are we here?” and supports children in exploring beliefs about death, reincarnation, karma, and the soul across Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist worldviews.
Vocabulary display – D&T Y6: Textiles: Bags
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the unit Design & technology, Year 6, *New* Textiles: Bags and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports the development of design thinking, practical skills and knowledge of key processes and materials.
See the full Design and technology: Key vocabulary.
Knowledge organiser – D&T Y6: Textiles: Bags
Pupil video: Marking and cutting
This video teaches children how to safely prepare and assemble wooden and card parts to build an automaton toy frame.
Pupil video: Assembling the frame
This video guides pupils in how to confidently assemble the frame for an automaton toy with step-by-step construction guidance.
Pupil video: Experimenting with cams
This video shows how to build a cam mechanism by cutting and assembling parts, aligning followers and adjusting movement to make your automaton toy work smoothly.
Teacher video: Who should get to be in charge?
This Religion and worldviews video introduces teachers to the unit “What is religion?” and supports the exploration of how leadership, succession and authority are understood across different worldviews.
