Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Draw and label a simple castle that includes the most common features.
- Recognise that a castle is made up of multiple 3D shapes.
- Design a castle with key features which satisfy a given purpose.
- Score or cut along lines on the net of a 2D shape.
- Use glue to securely assemble geometric shapes.
- Utilise skills to build a complex structure from simple geometric shapes.
- Evaluate their work by answering simple questions.
Suggested prior learning
Structures: Baby Bear’s chair
Get startedLesson plans
Lesson 1: Features of a castle
Lesson 2: Designing a castle
Lesson 3: Nets and structures
Lesson 4: Building a castle
Key skills
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Assessment – D&T Y3: Structures: Constructing a castle
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Unit vocabulary
Subject resources
D&T Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Design
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Equipment list
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D&T: Progression of pupil skills and knowledge
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Unit vocabulary
Vocabulary document that shows key vocabulary
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Assessment
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National curriculum mapping
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Cross-curricular opportunities
History
‘Pupils should be taught about:
- a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066′
See National curriculum - History key stages 1 to 2.
Mathematics
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials; recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them’
See National curriculum - Mathematics key stages 1 to 2.
British values: Mutual respect.
Suggested next steps
Structure: Pavilions
Pupils build on their experience of castle design, from assembling geometric shapes to construct a secure structure, to help them design and create stable, free-standing pavilions.