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Day 54 · Plan a safe large versionFoundation Design Tech · T2 W11–12 · Day 54 lesson

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Foundation / Design And Technologies / Term 2 / Weeks 11 12

Part of the full two-week lesson sequence. Check the pack guide and taught point before teaching.

Open for this lesson: Pack guide · Sources and materials · Worked swaps · Fresh learner checks · Aids and text routes.

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Target/codes: Sequence adult-checked steps for a possible large board, separating planning from material action; AC9TDEFP01.

  1. Welcome · 3 min. State the school gate: broad paper/card, clear stable table, adult preparation and child choice. No one must touch.
  2. Read source · 4 min. Use safe board steps: adult checks, mark ten places, place broad cards, ask and record. FIT / OVERLAP / NOT TRIED remain unselected.
  3. Model · 5 min. Show an unmarked large sheet or describe one. Talk through a plan for wide spaces; do not claim a card fits before trying one.
  4. Child design talk · 7 min. Child orders the steps and chooses who would mark and who would place. Name one stop condition (unclear surface, unsuitable card size, child not willing, no school approval) and one observable criterion: all cards have space without overlap.
  5. Check/respond · 4 min. Record step order, handler plan and criterion. If child says “it fitted” from a picture, recast it as a hope. If tiny counters are proposed, return to large paper markers or a no-loose-parts drawing route.
  6. Exit · 2 min. Save plan; mark NOT TRIED.