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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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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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)
