Lesson 2: Blanket stitch

Children are introduced to and practise blanket stitch

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Before the lesson

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Learning objective

  • To sew blanket stitch

 

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks

Success criteria

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Cross-curricular links

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Attention grabber

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Main event

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Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: May need to see blanket stitch being modelled a number of times and support with threading the needle.

Pupils working at greater depth: Should practise a few different stitches, in line with what they will do for their toy.

Wrapping up

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Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

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Vocabulary

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In this unit

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