Year 6 - Art and design
Creative careers: fashion designer
Creative careers: critical and contextual
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Unit Summary
Pupils will learn about different jobs within the creative industries. They will investigate and find out what a range of individuals all do in their day to day lives. They will carry out research and record their findings in creative visual formats working to the theme of 'festival'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to design and make a festival headdress.
Key Notes
- A fashion designer is a person who creates original clothing and accessory designs.
- Some fashion designers, called milliners, specialise in designing and making hats, or headdresses.
- Headdresses can vary widely in concept, materials and influences.
Vocabulary To Learn
- fashion designer: a person who creates original clothing and accessory designs
- milliner: a designer or maker who specialises in creating hats and other headwear
- headdresses: a decorative covering or arrangement worn on the head
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A fashion collection is an assortment of clothes and accessories with no common theme or coordinating colours.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A fashion designer is a person who creates original clothing and accessory designs. Some fashion designers, called milliners, specialise in designing and making hats, or headdresses.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'fashion designer'
a person who creates original clothing and accessory designs.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A fashion collection is an assortment of clothes and accessories with no common theme or coordinating colours. Correction: Remind children that a fashion collection consists of clothes and accessories that share colours, fabrics, or themes designed to showcase the particular style of a fashion designer.
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