This is craft
I can define what craft is and challenge traditional boundaries.
This is craft
I can define what craft is and challenge traditional boundaries.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Craft is designing and hand-making unique objects, building creative, intellectual, and practical skills with tools.
- Craft was seen as lesser than Fine Art because it was functional and often practised by women.
- Artists like William Morris challenged the divide between art and craft, blurring the boundaries in their work.
Keywords
Craft - the designing and hand making of individual objects and artefacts
Tools - physical items used to achieve a goal
Materials - the resources that artists, craftspeople and designers use to create work
Functional - designed to be practical and useful rather than simply attractive
Common misconception
Craft is only about making functional objects and is less important than Fine Art.
Craft is the creation of objects and artworks requiring both artistry and technical skill. It includes both functional and non-functional items and embraces contributions from all genders and communities.
To help you plan your year 7 art and design lesson on: This is craft, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 art and design lesson on: This is craft, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
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Equipment
Paper, pencils, pens.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
mouldable when wet, hard when fired
thin, lightweight, easy to tear
thick and stiff, used for sturdy models
smooth and luxurious, delicate to touch
soft and fuzzy, often used for crafting or making warm items
Exit quiz
6 Questions
leatherwork
metalwork
hats
textiles
ceramics
furniture