Popular searches in the last week:

2025, 2024, 2026, poetry, history, word classes, wild weather, sea, rainforest, time

Weaving

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Maya Technology

Download all files

Objectives

History

  • Undertake an in-depth study of a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history - The Maya civilization.

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.
  • Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately.
  • Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities.

Lesson Planning

Plan what materials to use to make a backstrap loom. Try out weaving on a backstrap loom using the number sequence they devised.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To explore Maya weaving.
  • To design, make and use a backstrap loom.

Children will:

  • Design a Backstrap loom.
  • Make a Backstrap loom.
  • Demonstrate how Maya people used the Backstrap loom.

You Will Need

  • Wooden dowels
  • Cut up old belts or pieces of cloth
  • String or yarn,
  • Rulers
  • Bits of card

Log in or sign up to get access to this resource

School Subscription

Reduce teacher workload

From £155 (+ VAT) per year. Access to all key stages for multiple users.

Sign up

Individual Subscription

For inspirational teaching

Just £45 (£37.50 + VAT) per year to get access to all resources.

Sign up

Early Career Teacher

Develop your teaching

Just £33 (£27.50 + VAT) to get access to all resources for 2 years.

Sign up

Taster Account

100s of resources

Register to access all free resources.

Sign up

Already subscribed?

Log in to get access.