Key projects, knowledge and concepts covered in Robins class include:

Mechanisms-Sliders and levers

Key learning

• Generating, modelling and communicating ideas
• Planning, making and selecting tools and using finishing techniques
• Exploring books and products; evaluating own product against original criteria
• Exploring sliders, levers; understanding types of movement; technical vocabularly

Textiles-Templates and joining techniques

Key learning

• Design a functional, appealing product for a chosen user and purpose
• Generate, develop and communicate ideas
• Use a range of textiles, tools and equipment to perform practical tasks
• Explore and evaluate existing textile products and their own ideas and products
• Understand how 3-D textile products are made. using joining, templates and finishing to create two identical shapes

Structures-Freestanding structures

Key learning

• generate design ideas; developing modelling and explaining using talk, mock up and drawings
• Planning, making and selecting tools and new and recycled materials; using finishing techniques
• Exploring existing freestanding structures; evaluating their own products against original criteria 
• Know about strengthening structures: knowledge of vocabulary 

Mechanisms-Wheels and axels

Key learning

• Generate ideas and simple design criteria
• Develop and communicate ideas through drawings and mock ups
• Select a range of tools, equipment and materials to perform practical tasks
• Explore wheels and axels and evaluate their ideas and products against original criteria

Food-Preparing fruit and vegetables

Key learning

• Designing appealing products for the user; investigating fruit and vegetables and generating ideas; communicating through talk and drawings
• Selecting a range of fruits and vegetables; using simple  utensils and equipment
• Tasting and evaluating user's preference; evaluating ideas ideas and finished products against original criteria
• Understand where ingredients come from and the basis of a healthy and balanced diet

During the Early Years Foundation Stage pupils explore and use a variety of media and materials through a combination of child-initiated and adult led tasks. Children are also provided with opportunities to explore their developing knowledge and understanding through our continuous provision, both in our indoor and outdoor learning environments.

Indoors

Construction kits; small and large, junk modelling, deconstruction building, mobilo, duplo, lego, wooden blocks, stickle bricks, nuts and bolts, straws and connectors. 

Cutting and joining resources: scissors (left and right handed), hole punches, glue, sellotape, tags, ribbon, split pins, wool, string, nuts and bolts.

Media: paper, card, bags, cardboard boxes, trays.

Embellishments: sequins, buttons, threads, pom-poms, wool, ribbon, stickers.

Outdoors

Wooden planks, tyres, den building resources, fabric, canes, crates, pegs, rope, reels, bricks.

Cutting and joining resources: scissors (left and right handed), hole punches, glue, sellotape, tags, ribbon, split pins, wool, string, nuts and bolts.

Media: paper, card, bags, cardboard boxes, trays.

Embellishments: sequins, buttons, threads, pom-poms, wool, ribbon, stickers.

Children in EYFS have opportunities to learn to:

• Explore the textures, movement, feel and look of different media and materials.
• Respond to a range of media and materials developing an understanding that they manipulate and create effects with these.
• Use different media and materials to express their own ideas.
• Construct with a purpose in mind using a variety of resources.
• Develop skills to use simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately.
• Select appropriate resources for a product and adapt their work where necessary.