David Baddiel’s latest book, The Taylor TurboChaser, provides an ideal opportunity to investigate equality and disability in the classroom.

The main protagonist, Amy, is a wheelchair user and car enthusiast who is craving a new design for her wheelchair.

Asking the children to design and make a prototype for Amy’s new chair gives them the chance to explore the needs and perspectives of people with disabilities.

Download includes

• Full KS2 Lesson Plan
• 14-page PDF packed full of lesson ideas and activities to explore alongside reading the book

What they’ll learn

• Develop design ideas for functional products aimed at particular users
• Communicate ideas through annotated sketches and exploded diagrams
• Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks accurately
• Create a simple circuit with a switch

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