Sunshine Online Technology Designing Costumes Learning Outcomes Students will share ideas about modifications in familiar technology. Children will share their reasons for their choice of technology. Overview Talk about what happens at birthday parties - games, food, clothes. After the lesson, discuss how fancy dress clothes are made of different materials and talk about the fastenings needed.
Children collect pictures or bring in fancy dress costumes.
Talk about how to look after the costumes - look at the care labels. Learning Experiences Watch the video , The Fancy-dress Party and talk about the outfits the children wear. Read A Birthday Party and Dressing Up . Children explore ideas for a simple modification to a garment or for a new fancy dress costume and choose one idea to develop. Children identify suitable material and colours for the new garment.