//courtesy of Sarah Tearle D & T The children have designed and made models and other artefacts using construction kits, various tools and a range of materials, both individually and in groups. # shows little interest in designing and making activities clearly enjoys all designing and making activities particuarly enjoys using construction kits now shows more interest in designing and making activities shows more interest in designing and making activities enjoys making things and but ^ needs to develop more imaginative ideas. needs to develop the confidence to be more imaginative in ~ ideas. has imaginative ideas. has good ideas for designing and making models. has made some good models. works with care to produce the finished item. needs to take more care with ~ work. is improving ~ cutting skills. needs more practice with using scissors. needs to work more slowly in order to produce work of a higher standard. ^ has difficulty explaining ~ ideas to others can talk to others about ~ work is sometimes frustrated by poor manipulative skills demonstrates a range of good manipulative skills is developing a variety of manipulating skills needs to develop ~ drawing skills can draw careful pictures to communicate ~ ideas can draw and label pictures to communicate ~ ideas makes some good observations and can suggest improvements to ~ work needs to design things which are more within ~ capabilities to make and but ^ works well with other children. is beginning to work better with others. contributes well in group work. works well on individual and group tasks. works co-operatively as part of a group. prefers to work alone. finds it difficult to accept other children's points of view. on occasions finds it difficult to listen to others ideas. can find it difficult to take turns. # has designed and made moving pictures and enjoyed this topic. ^ has designed and built * own house using reclaimable materials with success. ^ enjoyed designing, preparing and presenting a fruit salad to another class. "