Resources Knife tool glove stick charcoal (optional)

Method 1. Use your knife to take the outside bark off your stick. 2. Remember to wear a glove on your helping hand and work away

from your body and downwards. 3. Work on the far end first and then turn the stick around to

work on the other end. 4. Once all the bark is off, sharpen the tip of one end into a point,

turning the stick as you work. 5. You may carve your own patterns and details into the stick to

create your own individual spear. Charcoal is good for adding colour.

Health & Safety Please use this resource in conjunction with our Tool Use Policy, Tool Risk Assessment, Tool Introduction, Tool Use Guide & Tool Maintenance Guide, also Stick Activities RA.

Notes about activity Ensure that you talk to the children about safety aspects. You could mark out a safe area where the children could practise aiming their spears at a target.

Spear

Curriculum Links EYFS PSED: Confident to try new activities; Form positive relationships with adults and other children; Act co-operatively, taking turns; Show sensitivity to others’ needs and feelings; Choose resources they need for chosen activities; Say when they do or don’t need help; Talk about their own and others’ behaviour, its consequences, and know that some behaviour is unacceptable; Work as part of a group or class and understand and follow the rules; Adjust their behaviour to different situations. C&L: Can Follow instructions involving several ideas or actions. PD: Shows good control; Handles equipment & tools effectively; Talks about how to keep safe. M: Uses everyday language to talk about shape, size, position and force. EAD: Safely uses and explores a variety of materials, tools and techniques.

National Curriculum PSHEE: (KS1 & KS2) Be aware of safety issues; Have respect for others; Develop self-confidence and self-esteem, and make informed choices regarding personal and social issues; Develop good relationships with other members of school; Recognise different risks in different situations and then decide how to behave responsibly; Understand that pressure to behave in an unacceptable or risky way can come from a variety of sources, including people they know, and understand how to ask for help and use basic techniques for resisting pressure to do wrong. DT: (KS1) Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks (for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing). (KS2) select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks (for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing),

accurately.

Can you whittle and carve a stick to make a spear?

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