Useful Places to visit with your child:
Winton Primary School
Museum of Childhood (in Bethnal Green)
Victoria and Albert Museum (lots of costumes to
see)
Go to different clothes shops and charity shops to
see the different types of clothes
Useful Websites for this topic
Clothes through History. Lots of links to images of old fashioned
clothing:
http://www.costumes.org/classes/fashiondress/childrensblip.htm
Clothes and weather in different countries (game):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/weatherandpeo
ple/clothing/index.shtml
Countries around the world. Links to lots of maps for different
countries around the world:
http://www.factmonster.com/atlas/mapindex.html
Ideas for learning with your child at
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Year 1 / 2
Autumn Term Topic (1)
Dressing Up and Clothes
What children will learn about this topic in
school?
IN INTERNATIONAL LEARNING, WE’LL BE
 Finding the locations of the home countries of the
IN GEOGRAPHY, WE’LL BE
 finding out where countries are all over the world
 discovering what the climate is like all over the world
 researching what people wear in different countries
other children in their class
 Learning about the similarities and differences of clothes
worn by different children in different countries.
 Be able to respect one another’s individuality and
independence regarding the clothes people choose
to wear
IN SCIENCE, AND IN TECHNOLOGY, WE’LL BE
 looking at what clothes are made from
 investigating which materials are good for keeping us
warm
Activities you could do with your child about this topic at
home
 decision-making, to help when making choices for
clothes to take on holiday
 weaving with a variety of materials
IN ART, WE’LL BE
 Working with a special ‘Artist in Residence’ to do
some amazing art work about clothes!
IN HISTORY, WE’LL BE
 researching clothes people wore in the past comparing
clothes ‘then’ to ‘now’
IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, WE’LL BE
 recording results
 making patterns, creating designs
 researching information
1. Look through your wardrobes and discuss the different
sorts of clothes you would wear for different occasions.
What do you notice about the differences between
clothes you would wear in winter and summer? If you
have any older clothes, discuss why you bought it at the
time.
2. Think about what clothes you would like and work with
your child to draw and design them. Ask your child to
label their work. They could make a poster to ‘sell’ their
clothes to other people.
3. Ask your child to ‘teach’ you about what they have
learned each week. They could pretend to be the
teacher. This will help them to remember what they
have learned in class.