Modern clothes

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

Design and Technology

Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design.

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.
Construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information.

Lesson Planning

Examine late 20th Century and how changes in attitudes and manufacturing techniques have enabled people to express themselves more freely.

Teaching Outcomes:

To generate a design prototype for a class t-shirt motif and begin to understand how this develops to the final product.
To know that the influence on the clothing choices of the people of Britain had changed by the late 20th century.

Children will:

Know what life was like in Britain at this time and what key social aspects had changed since the last era studied.
Know that the influence on the clothing choices of the people of Britain had changed by the late 20th century.
Generate a design prototype for a class t-shirt motif and begin to understand how this develops to the final product.

Planning

Provided Resources

Clothes of the late 20th century

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You Will Need

Photos of parents/grandparents when they were younger

Weblinks

Online t shirt design from vistaprint.co.uk