Simple sewing techniques

Design and technology

Exploring puppets

Fabric properties

Sketching ideas

Plan and make fabric templates

Joining fabric to make puppets

Finishing techniques for hand puppets

Giving and receiving feedback

This unit develops pupils' knowledge of the characteristics of non-woven fabrics and their joining techniques. Pupils analyse the techniques used to make fabric products and then apply this knowledge by designing and making a fabric puppet.

Templates in textiles: hand puppets

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

What can you use to hold the start and end stitches in place?

to make stitches in fabric using a needle and thread

a loop of thread made in fabric using a needle

Match the keywords to the correct meaning.

to take things apart to find out how they work

to put things together to find out how they work

to build things to find out how they work

materials that have been made by humans, such as plastic

materials that come from natural sources, such as cotton or leather

a material used to make clothes, blankets, curtains, etc

Match these words to the correct meaning.

words to describe what a material is like

Simple sewing techniques

Lesson outcome

Content guidance