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Three-height desk organiser

Three teal panel compartments on a shared navy base. Different heights make pens, a pencil and an eraser easy to reach, while dense lower bands, vertical corner seams and bottom ribs reinforce the structure.

Age
8–12 years
Length
approx. 5 h
Level
Medium
Where you teach
Home
Purpose
Creative
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How to run this session

Stages and timing
  1. Trace the shared base
  2. Fill the base in two layers
  3. Tall compartment: make four frames
  4. Tall compartment: add the grid and lower band
  5. Tall compartment: position and join the panels
  6. Tall compartment: reinforce the corners and bottom
  7. Medium compartment: make four frames
  8. Medium compartment: add the grid and lower band
  9. Medium compartment: position and join the panels
  10. Medium compartment: reinforce the corners and bottom
  11. Low compartment: make four frames
  12. Low compartment: add the grid and lower band
  13. Low compartment: position and join the panels
  14. Low compartment: reinforce the corners and bottom

What gets built

Organise supplies so that they remain visible and accessible.

What it practises
  • Choose a compartment height for your own supplies.
  • Assemble a stable object from flat panels.

Success criteria
  • The selected supplies fit, do not tip the organiser over and are easy to remove.
  • Supplies remain visible, fit and are easy to remove; the organiser neither rocks nor tips during normal insertion and removal.

What you need
Filament
PLA
Colours
navy blue, teal
Also
3D pen compatible with PLA: 1 piece, Flat 3D pen work mat: 1 piece, Ruler: 1 piece, Supplies for measuring and testing: 1 set: 2 pens, 1 pencil and 1 eraser, A4 paper for template printing: 7 sheets

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