Weaving In The Scottish Curriculum for Excellence

I hope that teachers from other countries will find this a useful reference. I look forward to your comments… .

Successful Learners

Activity Descriptions

Theme - Weaving

  • enthusiasm and motivation for learning
  • determination to reach high standards of achievement
  • openness to new thinking and ideas

Use literacy skills

Reading about weaving
     Generally
     In the context of the local community

Use communication skills

Discuss how clothes & carpets are made

Use numeracy skills

Counting threads & rows of weaving
Keeping weave sequences accurate,
e.g. over 1 thread, under 1 thead

Use technology for learning

Research weaving topics on the Internet

Think creatively

Work with yarns to develop colour 
& texture combinations
Overall design of weaving
How can I use the finished weaving?

Think and learn independently

Work on individual pieces
Learn as part of a group    
Learn from each other’s designs
Discuss design “decisions”
Create a larger weaving  
  where the whole class contributes

Make reasoned evaluations

Think about what colour & yarn thicknesses 
work well together

Link and apply different kinds of learning in new situations

Use as a tool to explore maths, social studies 
and personal creative development

Confident Individuals

ActivityDescriptions

Theme - Weaving

  • self respect
  • a sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
  • secure values and beliefs
  • ambition

Relate to others and manage themselves

Working as part of a group 
Planning and completing a small weaving

Pursue a healthy and active lifestyle

Encouraging creativity as part of a healthy lifestyle

Be self aware

Have the confidence to make design 
& colour decisions
Develop and communicate their own beliefs   
Discuss colour & design choices 
Discuss likes and dislikes after the 
weavings are complete

Live as independently as they can

Be assertive about creative choices
Look at “self-sufficiency” production if appropriate ---Achieve success in different areasof activity           
exploring and finding objects to incorporate
completing weavings

Responsible Citizens

Activity Descriptions

Theme - Weaving

  • respect for others
  • commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life

Develop knowledge of the world and Scotland’s place in it

Current & historical clothing production

Understand different beliefs and cultures

Look at costumes from other countries
Discuss global production, 
e.g. children carpet weavers in India, Fairtrade

Evaluate environmental, scientific and technological issues

Industrial weaving, production issues, 
computer design

Develop informed, ethical views of complex issues

Local production issues, 
   Global clothing production, 
   Fairtrade

Effective Contributors

Activity Descriptions

Theme - Weaving

  • an enterprising attitude
  • resilience
  • self-reliance

Communicate in different ways and in different settings

Craft days 
Africa (Malawi) days
Other international school “events”
Work in partnership and in teams    
Producing & selling small objects, 
e.g. woven bookmarks

Take the initiative and lead

Organising sales stands

Apply critical thinking in new contexts

How can we market our weaving?
Discuss entrepreneurship

Create and develop

All of the above

Solve problems

All of the above