Honestly these are nothing amazing but I thought I would share. To support students with the Unit 1 exam H&C I have been creating mini mock exam papers (lifted from past papers) to test knowledge. They’re great for a lengthy starter activity or for use in a double theory lesson. Then using the answer presentation the students peer assess each others papers and write the marks on the front. I then test again a few weeks later and share the paper via google classroom. I’ve found it’s a good way to monitor progress and introduce them to exam style questions. When printing, print double sided but flip the edge of the second page (otherwise it’s upside down) and fold in half.

Our school are focusing on skills this term; literacy, numeracy and DCF. The English posters are great for my room but there weren’t any Numeracy posters so I made these three posters which have worked great.

A worksheet aimed at KS3 for a cover lesson, extension task etc.

A worksheet that could be used for a cover lesson, extension task or starter activity on Hazards in the Kitchen.

A worksheet that could be used for cover or an extension task on safety rules in the Food Technology Room.

For Sept 2021-22 I have a split class at DT whereby I will be seeing Year 7 only once a fortnight on the rotation. ***Adding the PowerPoints as extra as I make them. I have been tasked with running a mini textiles project over 6-8 lessons focusing on the techniques hand embroidery and applique. Inspired by Sonia Delaunay’s use of colour and shape, students are going to design and make a textile greeting card. They will be given a brown kraft A6 card and envelope along with a piece of white cotton/felt. They will then use a range of coloured felt, batik, bondaweb and hand embroidery stitches to make a textile composition to decorate the front of their card. This mini booklet is larger than it needs to be however I can set a few tasks for homework etc. The second page is blank and that is for the marking grid. The booklet includes a range of tasks: Sonia Delaunay Fact File Design Brief Mood Board - Homework Product Analysis Specification and Designing Applique and Hand Embroidery (Extension Task) Evaluation Glossary

A Sonia Delaunay worksheet which I have created as a homework task for my KS3 Year 7 class. This can also be used for a cover lesson for KS3 Art or Textiles to support the use of colour. Students first analyse the two images above and then use blending/rendering to apply colour to the composition using warm/cool colours,

The theory side of teaching GCSE DT textiles was so new to me after teaching Art Textiles for 10 years. When delivering the theory content to the students I find that knowledge organisers distil and clarify the building blocks of learning in my subject ready to extend into the classroom learning. The don’t replace my other lesson resources but rather make it explicit what students need to know automatically to be able to apply and develop in lessons. My students use these knowledge organisers alongside worksheets and other classroom based tasks. There are two knowledge organisers attached. Once downloaded you can change the school logo. These knowledge organisers can be used across exam boards but focus on WJEC 2.1.2 natural, synthetic, blended and mixed fibres.

This is a power-point which could be delivered over a number of lessons and with the current situation is perfect for a non-specialist classroom - all you need is needle/thread. This was one of the first projects I delivered around 6 years ago whist teaching Art Textiles and uploaded to TES a year ago. I can believe it had over 1k downloads! I have taken down and re-jazzed my power-point so it is more contemporary and fits in with my schools 5 principles of excellence. This power-point includes: Do Now Connect Task The Big Picture Learning Objectives Information about Maurizio Anzeri Models excellence and WAGOLL Shows how the project could be developed digitally Mini Artist Analysis Models excellent use of analysis Plenary Connect Activity introduces students so a second artist Hagar Vardimon Any questions please contact me on twitter @CreativeSammie

*Free but please leave a review * Over 70 slides exploring 2.1.2 (a) Fibres WJEC GCSE The powerpoint works alongside my worksheets, knowledge organisers and exam papers. Also includes a range of starters and plenary ideas.

WJEC Textiles GCSE 2.1.2 (a) The properties of textiles fibres including, strength, elasticity, absorbency, durability, insulation, flammability, water-repellence, anti-static and resistance to acid, bleach and sunlight. Starter or Plenary activity: Can you match the properties to their definition

Taken inspiration from another free resource which I found on here and some free match me up questions. In response to the WJEC specification 2.1.2: Fibres

In response to the WJEC specification: 2.1.2: (a) Natural, synthetic, blended and mixed fibres

In response to the WJEC textiles specification 2.1.2: (a) Natural, synthetic, blended and mixed fibres

A extension worksheet in response to the specification WJEC 2.1.2: (a) Natural, synthetic, blended and mixed fibres

WJEC Textiles A worksheet in response to the specification: 2.1.2 (a) Natural, synthetic, blended and mixed fibres

This worksheet is for WJEC Textiles (D&T) (a) Natural, synthetic, blended and mixed fibres The categorisation and working properties of fibres and textiles. The raw materials of textiles are classified according to their source. Natural polymers Animal polymers: wool/fleece – mohair, cashmere, angora, alpaca, camel (hair), llama. Insect polymers: silk. Plant polymers: cotton, linen, hemp, jute, bamboo, soya. Manufactured polymers Synthetic: acrylic, polyester, polypropylene, nylon (polyamide), elastane, Lycra, aramid fibres. Regenerated: viscose, rayon, acetate, lyocell (Tencel®) Microfibres – to include Tactel®, (Modal®). Fibre blends Mixed fibres The properties of textiles fibres including, strength, elasticity, absorbency, durability, insulation, flammability, water-repellence, anti-static and resistance to acid, bleach and sunlight.

A word bank which I have created for my ‘ALN’ groups workbooks. It saves displaying them on the board and I use it to help develop their oracy skills - talk like a food critic.

A Bacteria and Food Safety Quiz used with Year 9 and GCSE. I have used this multiple choice quiz as a starter to test Year 9 on what they remember from Year 7/8 Food.

A presentation which supports a double textiles lesson, linked to the WJEC Fashion and Textiles specification. The lesson content covers the topic of Product Life Cycle from the Core Theory 2.1.1. The presentation is supported with a booklet which you can find on my TES page.