KS3 D&T Lesson 2: Making Finger Joints

Develop students’ practical woodworking skills through an engaging lesson focused on accurately marking out and cutting finger joints. This lesson forms part of the Manufacturing Skills Board Project and helps students build precision, accuracy and confidence when using workshop tools.

This resource includes:

• PowerPoint lesson designed for classroom delivery
• Do Now retrieval activity
• Learning objectives and success criteria
• Teacher instructions and modelling guidance
• Practical workshop activities
• Plenary and assessment opportunities
• Health and safety reminders integrated within the lesson

Designed for classroom delivery: Slide layouts are fixed to preserve professional formatting, branding, and visual consistency across devices. This ensures that all resources display correctly and maintain a high-quality presentation in the classroom.

Students will learn how to:

• Measure and mark out accurately
• Identify the features of a finger joint
• Use workshop tools safely
• Cut joints with precision
• Evaluate the quality of their work

Ideal for Year 8 and Year 9 Design & Technology and suitable for KS3 woodworking, resistant materials and engineering projects.