--- title: "The Elves and the Shoe Makers" url: "https://dowsonprimary.com/blog/2022-01-04-11-27-27-the-elves-and-the-shoe-makers" school: "Dowson Primary Academy" --- # The Elves and the Shoe Makers 4 January 2022 [Teacher blog](https://dowsonprimary.com/blog/author/teacher) [Class of 2022](https://dowsonprimary.com/blog/category/class-of-2022) ### Shoes, shoes and more shoes! Shoes 1 2.06 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/dowson-primary-academy-2/files/documents/Joining_technicques_photos_for_book(1).docx) ### Shoes 2 Shoes 2 1.10 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/dowson-primary-academy-2/files/documents/Science_in_other_curriculum_DT_photos(1).docx) ### Shoes 3 Shoes 3 4.17 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/dowson-primary-academy-2/files/documents/Shoe_photos_for_book.docx) Just before Christmas, Year 6 were the Elves and the Shoe Makers - quite literally! They were learning about Antarctica and so had to design a shoe covering for an explorer who may visit there. The children worked through the whole of the designer process from looking at shoe covering that currently exist, testing different materials for insulation and water resistance along with different joining techniques and materials. They then used all of their findings to design and make their own shoe covering. A fun time was had by all (well - almost all anyway!) [ Peace Prize Winner](https://dowsonprimary.com/blog/2021-12-17-11-23-58-peace-prize-winner) [Dissolving ](https://dowsonprimary.com/blog/2022-01-06-16-32-15-dissolving) ### Comments ### Leave a Comment ![Dowson Primary Academy](https://files.schudio.com/dowson-primary-academy-2/images/logo/Dowson-Logo.png) ### Dowson Primary Academy Marlborough Road Hyde Cheshire SK14 5HU 0161 366 0177 © Copyright 2026 Dowson Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://dowsonprimary.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)