Investigate

What is a freestanding structure? First Year 1 looked at a variety of freestanding structures. We discovered that is is a product that can stand by itself without attaching to anything else. We looked at products inside the classroom that were freestanding and then went to investigate the playground equipment outside.

Focused Practical task

In our next lesson we shared the design brief with the children. We then focused on the skills we would need to make our own freestanding structures (toy playground equipment). We practiced measuring, cutting, shaping and joining. 

 

Design and Make

The children then carefully designed their freestanding structure and labelled the materials they would be using. Then it was finally time to make it! Here are some of the results…

   

Evaluate

 Finally the children evaluated their product. They thought about what went well and what they would change next time. A lot of children changed their mind about the material they used. Well done Year 1!