Construction

EYFS

By the end of EYFS children will be able to:

• Use one-handed tools and equipment e.g. make snips in paper with scissors.
• Capture experiences and responses with a range of media.
• Use simple tools to effect changes to materials.
• Handle tools, objects, construction and malleable materials safely and with increasing control.
• Select tools and techniques needed to shape, assembly and join materials that are being used.

Year 1

By the end of Year 1 children will be able to:

• Make vehicles with construction kits, which contain free running wheels.

Year 2

By the end of Year 2 children will be able to:

• Use a range of materials to create models with wheels and axels e.g. glue, tape, dowel and cotton reels.
• Attach wheels to a chassis using an axel.
• Join appropriately for different materials and situations e.g. glue and tape.
• Mark out materials to be cut using a template.
• Observe a glue gun being used by an adult.

Year 3

By the end of Year 3 children will be able to:

• Make structures more stable by giving them a wide base.

Year 4

By the end of Year 4 children will be able to:

• Create a shell or frame structure; strengthen frames with diagonal struts.
• Incorporate a circuit with a bell or buzzer into a model.
• Prototype frame and shell structures.
• Measure and mark square selection, strip and dowel accordingly to 1cm.
• Use a glue gun with close one-to-one supervision.

Year 5

By the end of Year 5 children will be able to:

• Use bradawl to mark hole positions.
• Join materials using appropriate methods.
• Control a model using an ICT control program.
• Use a cam to make an up and down mechanism.
• Build frameworks using a ranger of materials to support mechanisms e.g. wood, corrugated card and plastic.
• Use a glue gun with close supervision.

Year 6

By the end of Year 6 children will be able to:

• Use a hand drill to drill tight and loose fit holes.
• Cut strip wood, dowel and square section wood accurately to 1cm.
• Incorporate a motor and switch into a model.