Design Technology resources

These resources relate to the Design Technology activity in the First Class teachers' resources pack.

Download a PDF of this activity (PDF, 613 KB)

The activity is aimed at key stage 2 children (but can be adapted for other key stages). In it pupils create their own definitive stamps.

Fact File

• Download a PDF of the Fact File (PDF, 460 KB)
  
  
• Download an editable Microsoft Word version of the Fact File (Word, 932 KB)
  Please note that once any alterations have been made to this document, it is no longer the responsibility of the BPMA
  

Sound file

• MP3 Download an MP3 file of David Gentleman talking about his experiences of stamp design (MP3, 1.3 MB, 1 minute 32 secs). David Gentleman is a stamp designer.  This is an extract from his lecture at the BPMA on 15 November 2005.
  

Gallery

The Design Technology gallery provides a large number of commemorative stamps for children to look at and consider what makes them effective. This will be a useful process in the preparation of their own commemorative stamps.

Facsimiles

You may also want to:

• Download Facsimile 4 (PDF, 97 KB)
  
  
• Download Facsimile 7 (PDF, 96 KB)
  
  
• Download Facsimile 8 (PDF, 53 KB)
  
  
• Download Facsimile 9 (PDF, 126 KB)
  
  
• Download Facsimile 10 (PDF, 40 KB)