Cutting, joining and shaping safely
Use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions: measuring and cutting, joining with tape, glue, split pins or staples, and folding, rolling and shaping card, fabric or recycled materials
Lesson
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“Cutting, joining and shaping safely means practising the idea at the table with real materials and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
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- Picture or object cards for Cutting, joining and shaping safely
- Paper and a pencil
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Worked example. Adult shows one clear example for Cutting, joining and shaping safely, then the child tries a matching example with a reason. Larger handwriting would not change the idea.
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Cutting, joining and shaping safely means practising the idea at the table with real materials and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: cards/paper for Cutting, joining and shaping safely. Adult models one concrete example. Child completes three matches or retells with reasons. Done: three correct responses with a spoken reason each. Stop after those three; keep optional challenge for another day.
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Solar System Exploration
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Public NASA page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
NASA. “Solar System Exploration.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Cut card and fabric accurately along marked lines and fold or roll card to make a shape (e.g. a tube for a tower)
- Choose and use a joining method (tape, glue, split pin, stapler) to make a moving or standing part
- Follow tool safety rules (e.g. carry scissors closed and pointing down, use a hole punch or stapler with an adult nearby) and tidy and store tools correctly
“When building a model from boxes and card, can your child cut, fold and join the parts — with tape, glue or split pins — safely and neatly?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Design & Technology
- Age range
- Ages 5–12
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