Primary School Design & Technology (DT) Lesson Plans and Resources by PlanBee

This series of 5 'Alarms' lessons based on the DT QCA scheme of work for Year 4 gives your class the chance to experiment with circuits and switches before taking on the challenge of designing, making and evaluating their own alarm systems for a particular purpose. Will they be guarding diamonds, apprehending burglars or improving fire security?! The choice is theirs... With lesson plans, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksh ... more

This mouth-watering module based on the QCA 'Biscuits' Year 5 scheme of work will soon have your class baking some great ideas for making their own biscuits! Children will have the chance to explore different kinds of biscuits, including their flavours, textures and appearances, find out which biscuits are most and least popular, as well as design, make, evaluate (and, of course, eat!) their own biscuits. These ready-to-teach resour ... more

These Year 5 'Bread' lesson plans contain all the ingredients you need to teach the entire QCA 'Bread' scheme of work. Your class will have the mouth-watering task of tasting a variety of different breads and thinking about how bread can contribute to a balanced diet before going on to design, make, evaluate (and, of course, eat!) their own breads. Packed full of all the necessary ingredients, such as lesson plans, slides, activity ... more

This Year 1 DT 'Eat More Fruit and Vegetables' scheme of work is a great way to get your class excited about healthy eating as they explore a variety of fruits and vegetables, what they look like, taste like and feel like, as well as how to prepare fruits and vegetables through cutting, grating, peeling and more. They will then have the challenge of designing making and evaluating their own salad or smoothie. With lesson plans, info ... more

Roll up, roll up for fun at the fair in this DT 'Fairground' module! This series of 6 lessons for Year 6 gives your class the chance to examine a variety of rotating fairground rides before designing and making their own ride using an electrical motor. Full of hands-on activities and design challenges, these lesson plans are a simple yet inspiring way to teach this 'wheely' great scheme of work! With lesson plans, slides, activity id ... more

Turn your children into budding architects with these KS1 'Homes' lessons for Year 1. Full of practical activities and inspirational ideas, these DT 'Homes' lessons provide all the tools they need to design, make and evaluate their own model houses. With lesson plans, informative and helpful slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets, picture cards, design ideas and much more, this DT 'Homes' scheme of work gives you everythi ... more