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Design and Technologies
Discover Design and Technologies Picture Books and Activities for Kids (Foundation to Year 2)
- Inspire creative thinking with our collection of Design and Technologies picture books and engaging activities designed for Foundation (age 5), Year 1 (age 6), and Year 2 (age 7) learners.
- Explore topics that span products, services, environments, and food and fibre production, including hands-on experiences like weaving and simple design tasks. These resources help children understand how the world is designed and made, and how they can contribute through thoughtful, purposeful creation.
- Build practical skills such as inventing, collaborating, planning, producing, evaluating, and innovating, all while aligning with the Australian Curriculum.
- Perfect for teachers and parents supporting young learners to explore stories, imagine, make, and problem-solve through meaningful and age-appropriate design tasks.
Topics in this subject
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Rethinking Boredom: Why Positive Boredom Matters for Children
Discover how positive boredom in children builds independence and creativity. Learn why being bored is good for kids and how to support it at home and school.
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The Surprising Benefits of Boredom: Why Feeling Bored Matters
Explore the benefits of boredom for bored kids (and adults too). Learn why feeling bored boosts creativity, independence and thinking skills in classrooms.
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Planning a T4R Unit for Let’s Build a Boat For Years 1/2
Plan a T4R unit for Let’s Build a Boat. Blend literacy, design, testing, and engineering with collaborative benefits in fun Year 1/2 classroom lessons.
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Teaching Ideas for Let’s Build a Boat for Year 1
Teaching ideas for Let’s Build a Boat by Jane Godwin. Explore teamwork, design, testing, and engineering in fun Year 1/2 literacy and STEM lessons.
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Taming Anger with The Red Beast
📔 The Red Beast by K.i. Al-Ghani• We are learning how to recognise and manage anger using strategies from a story
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Paper Weaving for Year 2
📔 Afloat by Kirli Saunders• We are learning to use paper weaving as a way to design with care and practise our producing skills using sustainable materials.
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The Shouting Girl: L4 Safe Spaces
📔 The Shouting Girl by Steven Huynh• We are exploring safe spaces in the text to understand how they help us regulate.
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Build a Boat with Shapes
📔 Let’s Build A Boat by Jane Godwin• We are learning to apply knowledge of 2D shapes to design a boat.
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Afloat
Written by Kirli Saunders
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood
Published by Little Hare Books
Theme/topic: Culture, First Nations, Identity, Producing, Sustainability, Weaving,
Our Calm Corner
📔 The Shouting Girl by Steven Huynh• We are learning to identify tools and strategies that help us feel calm when we have big emotions.
![[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L11 Evaluation and Reflection](https://stevendegc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LetsBuildaBoat-T4R-Lesson11-Cover.jpg)
[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L11 Evaluation and Reflection
📔 Let’s Build A Boat by Jane Godwin• We are learning to evaluate and reflect on the text and your boat.
![[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L8 Testing the Raft](https://stevendegc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LetsBuildaBoat-T4R-Lesson8-Cover.jpg)
[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L8 Testing the Raft
📔 Let’s Build A Boat by Jane Godwin• We are learning to test and improve our raft design.
![[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L7 Making a Raft](https://stevendegc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LetsBuildaBoat-T4R-Lesson7-Cover.jpg)
[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L7 Making a Raft
📔 Let’s Build A Boat by Jane Godwin• We are learning to make a raft.
![[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L6 Writing a Boat-making Procedure](https://stevendegc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LetsBuildaBoat-T4R-Lesson6-Cover.jpg)
[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L6 Writing a Boat-making Procedure
📔 Let’s Build A Boat by Jane Godwin• We are learning to write instructions about how to make a good boat base (a raft).
![[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L5 Connecting to a Different Text](https://stevendegc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LetsBuildaBoat-T4R-Lesson5-Cover.jpg)
[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L5 Connecting to a Different Text
📔 Let’s Build A Boat by Jane Godwin• We are learning to compare boat issues in a different text to make a good boat.
![[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L3 Making Connections](https://stevendegc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LetsBuildaBoat-T4R-Lesson3-Cover.jpg)
[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L3 Making Connections
📔 Let’s Build A Boat by Jane Godwin• We are learning to respond to a text.
![[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L2 Making Predictions](https://stevendegc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LetsBuildaBoat-T4R-L2-Cover.jpg)
[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L2 Making Predictions
📔 Let’s Build A Boat by Jane Godwin• We are learning to make predictions about the text.
![[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L1 Background Knowledge](https://stevendegc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LetsBuildaBoat-T4R-L1-Cover.jpg)
[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat: L1 Background Knowledge
📔 Let’s Build A Boat by Jane Godwin• We are learning to use what we already know to help us understand the text.
![[T4R] The Shouting Girl Reading/Health Unit for Year 2](https://stevendegc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/T4R-TheShoutingGirl-UnitOverview-Cover.jpg)
![[T4R] Let’s Build a Boat Reading/Design Unit for Year 1/2](https://stevendegc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LetsBuildaBoat-T4R-Overview-Cover.jpg)