Developing, planning and communicating ideas.

• Draw on their own experience to help generate ideas.

• Suggest ideas and explain what they are going to do.

• Identify a target group for what they intend to design and make.

• Model their ideas in card and paper.

• Develop their design ideas applying findings from their earlier research.

Working with tools, equipment, materials and components to make quality products (including food)

• Make their design using appropriate techniques.

• With help measure, mark out, cut and shape a range of materials.

• Use tools eg scissors and a hole punch safely. 

• Assemble, join and combine materials and components together using a variety of temporary methods e.g. glues or masking tape. 

• Select and use appropriate fruit and vegetables, processes and tools. 

• Use basic food handling, hygienic practices and personal hygiene.

• Use simple finishing techniques to improve the appearance of their product.

Evaluating processes and products

• Evaluate their product by discussing how well it works in relation to the purpose. 

• Evaluate their products as they are developed, identifying strengths and possible changes they might make.

• Evaluate their product by asking questions about what they have made and how they have gone about it.