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Subjects

Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 2: Making my pop-up book

Creating the structure of the book and beginning to make the mechanisms for the pop-up features.

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Learning objective

To follow my design brief to make my pop-up book.

Success criteria

I can use paper, card and glue to

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National curriculum

Design and technology

Design

Pupils

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Cross-curricular links

None.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Speak like an expert and arrange the children in pairs. Allow each child one minute to talk about motion and mechanisms based upon their learning in the last lesson.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could use the Resource: Jack and Jill book template (support) to help them create their levers and mechanisms; could use the Resource: Jack and Jill moving and pop-up parts (support) for the background of their pop-up book pages.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should work independently and make use of more complex mechanisms and sophisticated structures.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: producing the structure of the book;

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Vocabulary definitions

layer

A shape cut out from paper or card to hide mechanism underneath.
lever

A mechanism where a bar moves around a fixed point or pivot.

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In this unit

Assessment - D&T Y5: Mechanical systems: Pop-up book

Lesson 1: Pop-up book page design

Lesson 2: Making my pop-up book

Lesson 3: Using layers and spacers

Lesson 4: Writing and illustrating

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Tom Turnham

Design and technology specialist

Tom has been a teacher for seven years and, as Head of Upper School at The Belham Primary School, he has a keen interest in young people and good causes. For the past seventeen years he has volunteered with various youth organisations ranging…

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