Spark your KS2 students’ creativity with this engaging Weaving Unit, blending art, textiles, and design technology. Students will master weaving techniques like warping, interlocking patterns, and embroidery while exploring Britain’s wool history. Using diverse materials, they’ll craft unique landscape compositions, experimenting with textures and layers to depict foreground and background. Perfect for Years 3-6, this unit inspires artistic expression and hands-on learning.
Explore Inspiring Landscape Artists
- David Hockney
- Peter Doig
- Peter Lanyon
- JMW Turner
- John Wootton
- Moses Swett
What You Get
- Detailed lesson plans for each session, with clear objectives and guidance
- Engaging PowerPoint presentations to guide learning
- Ready-to-use resources, fully editable for classroom flexibility
- Activities covering weaving, textiles, and mixed media art
Key Skills & Techniques
- Create mixed media landscape artwork
- Capture natural scenes through photography
- Design and prepare fabric landscapes
- Learn weaving processes and terminology
- Weave with wool, thread, and hessian
- Warp a loom and practice weaving techniques
- Build textile landscapes with varied materials
- Recycle clothes to make a rag rug
- Evaluate and reflect on finished artwork
Who It’s For
- KS2 teachers (Years 3-6) teaching art, design technology, or textiles
- Educators looking for cross-curricular projects linking history and creativity
- Primary schools aiming to inspire hands-on artistic skills
Why It Works
- Ignites creativity with practical, student-led textile projects
- Aligns with KS2 art and design technology curriculum goals
- Encourages exploration of materials, textures, and techniques
- Connects art to British history through wool and landscapes
Great For
- Art and textiles lessons in KS2 classrooms
- Cross-curricular projects combining history and design
- Fostering creativity and fine motor skills through weaving
Instant download. Fully editable. Ready to teach.
Tags
KS2 weaving unit, primary textiles lessons, Years 3-6 art, landscape art KS2, design technology resources, wool history Britain, mixed media art, primary teaching resources, KS2 creative projects, weaving techniques, textile landscapes, art curriculum
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