Working with Textiles and Food at Key Stages One and Two
This collection includes seven trial units of work developed by the Nuffield Foundation to support their Primary Solutions resource.
Each unit within this collection includes lesson by lesson teaching guidance, a listing of new vocabulary, a description of links to other subjects and full details of resource requirements.
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Designing and Making with Textiles at Key Stage One (Year One): The Classloom
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children work co-operatively to produce a large weaving suitable for display in the entrance hall of a school. The purpose of this activity is to explore weaving, and to design and make a large woven scene using a dress hanging…
Designing and Making with Textiles at Key Stage One (Year One): the Loomfish
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children learn about woven fabrics, and to design and make a fish like construction using a primitive loom. The finished loomfish can be displayed in the classroom, so that the different designs can be discussed and evaluated as…
Designing and Making with Textiles at Lower Key Stage Two: Designing a Printed Cushion Cover
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a small printed cushion cover. The purpose of this activity is to explore the decorative use of lettering and pattern when applied to fabric, and also to produce a useful item for the home. HEALTH and SAFETY Any…
Designing and Making with Textiles at Lower Key Stage Two: Designing a Simple Sampler
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a 'simpler sampler' using fabric crayons and patterns derived from handwriting patterns. The purpose of the activity is to create modern samplers to display handwriting patterns. This could be linked…
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Designing and Making with Food at Key Stage Two: Baking Bread
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children are tasked to make bread rolls. It is necessary to set the context for the activity. This may be to agree a theme as a class or group, such as 'to make bread rolls for a children's party' or to base their…
Designing and Making with Textiles at Mid Key Stage Two: Fabulous Flowers
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a fabulous artificial flower from a range of materials such as card, paper, fabric, art straws, pipe cleaners. Each child's flower will be used in a class display of flowers. The flowers should provide…
Designing and Making with Textiles at Upper Key Stage Two: Design and Make a FabFix Repair Kit
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a useful resource for a home that meets all the family’s identified textile repair needs. The purpose of the task is to show the need to repair textiles when they become worn or damaged. The stimulus…
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