Craft and design: Woven wonders

This unit focuses on developing pupils' ability to express opinions about art, use creative techniques like wool wrapping and weaving, and understand the work of artists like Cecilia Vicuña. It emphasises skills such as measuring, choosing materials, and resilience in artistic creation, catering to children's creative and cognitive development. Use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Is it art?

Lesson 2: Wool wrapping

Lesson 3: Exploring thread

Lesson 4: Warp and weft

Lesson 5: Fibre art

Key skills

Generating ideas:

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Key knowledge

Making skills (formal elements):

  • Form:
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Key vocabulary

art

artist

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Knowledge organiser: Art and design – Y1 Craft and design

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Vocabulary display: Woven wonders

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