Eco Tote Bag (Upper Key Stage 2)

Design Brief: Design and make a tote bag to encourage people to be more eco-friendly.
Strand of Learning: Textiles
Overview: In this unit of work children design, make and decorate a Tote Bag to encourage people to be more eco-friendly. Children learn about different types of bags and their functions and understand that designers will often design a product that has both function and is fashionable. Children have the opportunity to develop and consolidate their sewing skills and techniques working with textiles. Each child makes an identical tote bag but in learning about graphic design will make design decisions around additional features to add to their tote bag and also about how to decorate their tote bag with a slogan and logo to promote an eco-friendly message.

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Medium Term Planning includes:

Pupils should know:

Different types of drawing can be used to help with designing and communicating ideas about a product.
Choosing materials, tools and equipment is dependent upon the skills and techniques to be used.
Step-by-step action plans should be created and followed when making complex products.
A range of different finishing techniques and choose ones that are suitable to create a quality product.
That evaluating the whole project is an important part of design technology.
About a range of inspirational designs and designers throughout history and use this knowledge to support their own work as designers.

Materials

The different properties of materials and how they are considered when designing and making a product.

Textiles

That blanket stitch is used to strengthen edges and when joining to fabrics.
The importance of using a template (pattern) to accurately mark out a design on a fabric.

Pupils should know how to:

Write step by step instructions and recipes to make a product they have designed.
List the materials and tools that will be needed to make a product they have designed.
Work responsibly using guidelines to ensure they keep themselves and others safe.
Write an action plan for the making process including lists of tools, equipment and materials needed.
Accurately assemble, join and combine materials and components to ensure a quality finish to a product.
Apply a range of decorative and finishing techniques following the product design.
List ways of improving a product considering the views of others and intended users.
Evaluate a product against specific design specifications.
Evaluate whether products can be recycled, reused, or repurposed and how sustainable the materials used are.

Materials

Cut materials with precision and refine the finish with appropriate tools.
Consider the different properties of materials, when choosing appropriate tools.

Textiles

Join textiles with a combination of stitching techniques (such as blanket stitch, back stitch for seams and running stitch to attach decoration).
Create 3D objects (such as a cushion) that employ a seam allowance.
Use the qualities of materials to create suitable visual and tactile effects in the decoration of masks and textile products.