vehicles

In y1 today we made moving cars as a follow-up to our 3d vehicle drawings from last week. The children had to carefully follow step by step instructions but still had freedom to add quirks of their own - see the second pic! A bit of a come-down from commanding the Death Star!

 

 

 

moving art

In y1 today we made wheeled toys. Card and dowel were the materials to hand.

 

One chap added thread to his car to represent exhaust smoke!

 



In y5 we continued our discovery and exploration of space theme by making moving pics of 'Neil Armstrong' - "One small step...".

 



 

When  pulled, the tab causes the legs to move in opposite directions so that he appears to be walking. A5 Card and split pins.

 

greek shipping

As part of our Ancient Greek studies we've been learning about ships. Rather than just draw and label a pic I made a quick template to create a moving version. The tab moves the oars back and forth by means of a hidden linkage and the flag lifts to reveal a 'fascinating fact'. This is my 'here's one I made earlier' example - the template was very basic and left a lot of creativity open to the children.

moving toys 2

As you know, the children have been making moving toys. Today they returned with their marvellous, magnificent, magical machines! Pull 'em back and let 'em go!

pull-back toy

Made simple, but very effective moving toys yesterday. You pull 'em back and they 'zoom' forwards! The children really enjoyed the fact that they could make such an effective toy out of a few bits and pieces. They have been set a challenge to improve them and make them look like something other than card!