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Lesson 5: Fabric design

Learning how fabric is printed by craftspeople and on an industrial scale. Evaluating batik and surface pattern techniques and considering how fabric is used differently.
Line drawings of people standing in a row

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Learning objective

  • To understand how art is made for different purposes.

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    Before the lesson

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    Lesson plan

    1. Recap and recall

    Arrange the children into pairs. Display the Presentation: What do you remember? and ask the children to tell their partner as much as they can remember about batik and patterns from the unit. Use this to recap the children's gained knowledge.

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    Springfield Junior School
    Waberthwaite C of E School, Cumbria

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