Have Boxes, Glue And Decorations?

Last week, the Year 2 classes were given the task to design and build anything they wanted to… We decided not to be prescriptive, as we were keen to see what ideas they came up with.

They were given the opportunity to plan their designs, identifying items they would need. So on Friday, armed with bags of boxes, glues, empty toilet rolls, decorations and paper, they eagerly waited for their teachers to say, “It’s time for Design and Technology now”.

I was really impressed by how the students worked together, shared decorations and motivated and supported each other.

Some of their projects didn’t come out quite as they had hoped. We discussed the reasons for this and they were able to identify that some glue was not strong enough or some boxes were too floppy.

All in all, it was fun and our students learned some valuable lessons!

Kim Coetzer
Year 2 Teacher