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This
task is designed to develop design and making skills. It is intended
to take 1-2 hours and will result in children making clothes and
'dressing' a model. It is important that before any designing and
making takes place that the children, as a class or in groups, discuss
the weather and appropriate clothing for summer days. (Jokes about
the British Summer accepted - the intention is to highlight concerns
and safety in sunlight).
In
designing 'dress' you may wish children to consider 'accessories'
and not just obvious garments of clothing. Sunglasses might, for
example, be a very good item to include.
The model may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. A template
of a figure to dress is provided and this should be cut from thick
card. Instructions are included for children to enable their figure
to be free standing. This model could be coloured, adding facial
features etc. Alternatively, you may wish to allow children to make
a model figure from air-dry clay or a similar modelling material.
The latter will, of course, provide a greater challenge when making
clothes but could extend the skills used/taught e.g. stitching fabric.
Templates are provided to ease the making of garments, although
with older/more able children you may wish to allow modifications.
The list of suggested materials is deliberately long, but not exhaustive.
You may wish to add suggestions of your own. It is important, though,
that you provide a wide range of materials to enable children to
make their own choices and selections.
Instruction sheets for the children to use are provided below but
it is expected that most children will work through them with an
adult. Children should be encouraged to collect the tools and materials
themselves.
It is essential that children are encouraged to cut and combine
items with care and accuracy with guidance being given on how best
to do this. The instructions are, necessarily, limited and it is
therefore important to carefully talk through the tasks with the
children. As far as possible it will be helpful if groups have children
of similar abilities. This will make it easier to maintain the pace
most appropriate to all group members.
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