Houses and Homes

Success Criteria

Aim

• I can understand different types of housing in our local area.

• I can name 3 different types of housing.

• I can explain some differences between these types of houses.

• I can design and build a new home for Travelling Ted working co-operatively in a group.

Key Words

houses/housing

flats

terraceddetached

bungalow caravancottage

semi-detached

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Photo courtesy of WhatScore (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

Photo courtesy of WhatScore (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

Photo courtesy of sludgegulper (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

Photo courtesy of lydia_shiningbrightly (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

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What homes do we have in

Basildon?

What materials have been

used?

How would we build one?

Building a Home for Ted

1. Think of a design for a Basildon home

2. Draw a your design using plain paper. Write labels if you can.

4. Then you will share your plans with your friends.

3. Next, you will work together to build your new home usingdifferent materials!

Building a Home for Basildon

cardboard boxes

yoghurtpot

paper cardtubes

paint paper plate art straws glue sellotape

Materials You Could Use:

A Home for Basildon

What do you think of this

house?

Is it waterproof?

Is it windproof?What

improvements could be made?