Nursery World - All about D&T

The tools and resources you need to have on hand for D&T work are surprisingly basic and simple - the most important thing is that they offer progression in learning Children should have planned and properly supported access to a range of tools, materials and components for D&T work. The range should be comprehensive rather than extensive. What is important is that there is a progression in the way resources are introduced.

Children should have planned and properly supported access to a range of tools, materials and components for D&T work. The range should be comprehensive rather than extensive. What is important is that there is a progression in the way resources are introduced.

As the children's skills and understanding develop, they should be given greater access to a range of resources. Having carefully planned access will help children develop the essential D&T skills of cutting, folding and joining and play a vital part in their becoming confident learners capable of producing imaginative D&T work.

Tools

Tools needed for D&T do not run to an exhaustive and costly list. Children can produce work that is of a high quality that is meaningful and appropriate to their needs with very few resources. There are indeed only three basic tools in D&T: safety snips, a single hole punch and a tapered reamer. Saws, hammers and drills are desirable but not essential.

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