Brocade, silk and velvet fashion

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of British Clothing 1066 to Present Day The History of British Clothing

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Objectives

History

Study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066.
Study changes in an aspect of social history such as clothing.
Address and sometimes devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference and significance.

Design and Technology

Develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks accurately.

Lesson Planning

Explore Georgian society in the 18th Century. Examine how Georgian high society dressed and acted at society balls.

Teaching Outcomes:

To understand some changes since the Tudor period and to consider what it would have been like to live in an era where new worlds were being discovered.
To continue to develop practical skills by designing and making a fan.

Children will:

Know some of the key social aspects that had changed since the last era studied.
Research Captain James Cook and compare his clothing style to a famous Tudor explorer.
Use a range of practical skills to create a fan in the Georgian style.
Begin to understand why society balls were important for families with unmarried daughters!

Unit Resources

Provided Resources

Making a fan
Cloak Room, Clifton Assembly Room, 1817 by Rolinda Sharples

You Will Need

Topic books
Lolly sticks (2 each)
Sequins for decoration
Strips of plain paper
String

Weblinks

Facts about James Cook from projectbritain.com
More information about James Cook from bbc.co.uk
Brief summary of Georgian period from primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk
Short video clip of a re-enactment of a Regency ball from bbc.co.uk