Lesson One – What Clothes

This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify, describe and compare different types of clothing and describe each of their matching functions to suggest when and how they might be worn.
The class can select and list different types of fabrics that can be used to make clothes suitable for a range of purposes.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify, describe and compare different types of clothing and describe each of their matching functions to suggest when and how they might be worn
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe the functions of different types of clothing, a template to select and group swatches of different fabrics that can be used to make clothes suitable for a range of purposes and a worksheet to record clothing that can be worn when attending a special party celebration.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore different types of clothing and describe their matching functions to suggest when and how they might be worn.
This lesson is part of a curriculum topic scheme of work to get the children to select and combine a range of different shapes, colours and patterns that can be used to design and print a t-shirt for a specific function or event. 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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