Design & Technology Resource File for Foundation Stage

Our Design & Technology Resource File for Foundation Stage is based on the concept of ‘designerly play’, which is the way young children make design decisions as they play and explore the potential of the world around them.

The file provides a wealth of opportunities for children to learn about technology and to learn through designing and making products.

The resource file provides detailed session plans for six design-based topics which develop pupils’ creativity and problem-solving skills as well as their practical skills and their knowledge of the world around them. The sessions are clearly linked to the Foundation Stage Profile.

Each Design & Technology Resource File for Foundation Stage comprises:

• A ringbound Resource File with detailed session plans containing: opportunities for designerly thought and action; key vocabulary; exploratory activities; design activities; discussion topics; structured play opportunities; links.  
• A CD with PowerPoint presentations, one for each unit, full of photographs showing how things are done by children and related to topics for group discussions.
• The CD also contains an editable version of the resource file text in Microsoft^® Word format, enabling you to customise it to suit your needs, plus all the diagrams from the resource file.