In Year 3, we’re going to be design, making and evaluating a pouch! This pouch can be for whatever purpose that the children choose. It could be a pencil case, a coin purse or a general pouch.
A key skill that we’ll be using to make these pouches will be sewing. Some of us had sewed before but many of us hadn’t.
We followed these instructions:
1. First, thread the needle and tie a knot in the thread.
2. Then, complete a running stitch using your binka fabric.
3. Finally, tie a knot at the end of the stitch and cut the excess thread.
The children worked so hard to be precise with their sewing and their running stitches look fantastic! More confident sewers were helping their friends and all worked together. Have a look at some of our outcomes:
One of the trickiest parts was tying the knots in the thread. Help at home by practising tying knots in a piece of string or even learning how to tie shoelaces! These fine motor skills will be really beneficial for the children.