Design and Technology
DT at St Mary's
Subject Vision
2024 - 2025
Meet the DT ambassadors
Spring 2025
Autumn 2024
Whole school Christmas STEM challenge
F - Salt dough decorations
Y 3/4 Snowflakes
Food for Life
F - Fruit kebabs, 3,4 - Greek salad,
Years 5 and 6 - Birdhouse Builders
Years 3 and 4 - Seasonal Stockings
Years 1 and 2 - Stable structures
Foundation - Divas
Spring 2024
DT Competition for all!
Design your own Bird Feeder
As a part of RSPB's Big Schools' Birdwatch, there is a school competition taking place. The challenge is to design an appropriate bird feeder that will attract birds into your gardens.
There are many different materials you can use to make bird feeders. Below you will see some examples which you may get ideas from.
Things to consider:
- your bird feeder design needs to be easy to clean
- sturdy enough to withstand winter weather and the squirrels
- think about the size carefully (no birds crowding)
- long lasting feeder
- make it attractive
Don't forget to label your design and state which materials you would use and how you will join it together. Write a sentence or two to explain why your design should be chosen. The DT ambassadors will be visiting each class with some examples and a copy of the designing sheet. Alternatively, you can download the design sheet using the link below.
Competition closes on the 5th of February.
We look forward to seeing your entries. 
Autumn 2023
EYFS
Christmas STEM Challenge - Chromatography Christmas Trees
Years 1 and 2
Christmas STEM Challenge - decorations
Years 3 and 4
Story Books - moving mechanisms
Christmas STEM Challenge - Rice Krispie Snowmen
Years 5 and 6
Building Bridges
Christmas STEM Challenge - Sparkly slime
Christmas STEM Challenge
Our DT Journey at St Mary's
EYFS
Years 1 and 2
Years 3 and 4
Years 5 and 6
We love designing, making, creating and evaluating. Take a look at all the amazing skills we have been developing in DT.
