Provided by Bev Saunder
Textiles
Year Seven make juggling balls
I have made up samples of each step of the process of making juggling balls from cutting out the pattern to over sewing the top.
At the start of each lesson I do a briefing of how to do a particular stage – explain verbally
I then show them the samples
I put the written instructions on the screen.
This is to ensure that all members of the class know what to do – whether they listened, read or looked at the screen with the written instructions.
When they move on a stage they have to recheck the screen, ask a friend, then look at samples before they ask the immortal words I love to hear “what do I do now?”
I do this for all textile products.
In food I do a similar thing – if there is a new skill I want the students to learn –I demonstrate it – so this week Year 10 have been learning how to make flaky pastry – so I showed them how, I told them how to make it and the written instructions were on the screen.
Also rather than putting my head in everyone’s oven, when the first person’s food is ready, they take it out and I get everyone round and describe to them how to tell if their food is cooked – they then have to make the decision and work independently.
In the classroom 