Lesson Four – Waterproof Hat

This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to investigate and explain how to select a range of different types of materials by their matching properties to use when making an item of clothing that is waterproof.

The class can test and sort materials into matching groups to show which ones might keep their head wet or dry when playing or walking outside in the rain.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate and explain how to select a range of different types of materials by their matching properties to use when making an item of clothing that is waterproof

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify vocabulary words that can be used to describe different types of hats, a template to select and record different materials that have waterproofing properties for head wear and a worksheet to record the design for head wear that will be suitable for different functions.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to select different types of materials by their properties to make an item of clothing.

This lesson is part of a curriculum topic scheme of work to get the children to investigate and test some of the properties of different materials that can be used for clothing to provide protection from the rain. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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