Final Lesson Plans

Overview of Activities Day-by-Day
1st Workshop- Introduction, Fins Paint and shapes, Elastic prep
2nd Workshop-, Fins Sticking on Shapes, T-shirt Wrapping,Headdress card decoration
3rd Workshop- Tie dye reveal, Headdress Base and mask decoration, Sewing on Bells
4th Workshop- Fins Complete finish with tassels, Finish everything off, attach everything together. Try it all on.


These are the lesson plans for the workshops that I shall be running in the school. 
They include materials list's, activities, What I would like to achieve and what I need to do to prepare and before and after each workshop.

Date: 03/05/2012	Procession section: (e.g. Punch and Judy, jellyfish) Red Fire Fish (orange)	Lesson no: 1
	School: Southill School
Resources/ Materials:	Supplied by school: Paintbrushes-for paint , staples, stapler, a4 white scrap paper (couple of sheets for elastic labels) scissors, Biro pens. Pencils, Name labels By Moving Tides/me: Fabric Paint, scraps from scrap store (foam, fabric scraps), Lining fabric, Purple elastic, Templates, Stapler and staples,   Pics of sea creature and Design
Objective:	Learning to paint between the lines on fabric, learn to accurately follow instructions. Learn about the whole costume and Moving Tides event
Introduction:	Morning Start at 9.30am Intro who I am, and name labels Intro on the whole design and the techniques how it will be all be made and any questions (20 mins) 9.50am Explanation of what we will be doing with the day and in-depth example of what to do (15-20 mins) 11am demonstration of next steps to fins
Main:	Fins- 10.00am-  11am Painting the fins Paint Orange to burnt yellow on both fins before Lunch. Orange and Yellow graduation 11-3pm (with hour lunch break from 12-1pm) Cutting out the shapes from a template 22 circles 14 of each of the shapes Afternoon A parent to go round with the elastic around the calf and wrist and cut and staple for every child to size and label with Childs name.
Outcome:	27 Primary school painted Fins = 54 separate fins 6 Secondary school Fins- 12 Fins Cut shapes Started Calf and wrist elastic ready to sew
Additional notes, inc suggestions for next lesson and follow up:	Collect t-shirts to Dye Yellow before next session. Make sure these are labeled. Bring prototype for fins To do for next time- Start sewing elastic Cut out green circles for headdress (approx 160) Dye all primary and secondary t-shirts base colour Dye all helper t-shirts Start cutting out black circles for headdress (approx 1500) Ongoing project for me Make bubble headdresses for secondary kids x 6

Date: 10/05/2012	Procession section: (e.g. Punch and Judy, jellyfish) Red Fire Fish (orange)	Lesson no: 2
	School: Southill School
Resources/ Materials:	Supplied by school: elastic bands (15-20 per child) , t-shirts for primary, staples, stapler, scissors, PVA, biros,Fins, shapes cut out from last time, White card. Supplied by moving tides/me: t-shirts for secondary, staples, stapler, coloured card, green and purple paint, scraps, elastic purple
Objective:	Learn about textile processes to make patterns with dye. Learn about the importance to keeping to a template. Make decisions in design choices
Introduction:	9.15am- Show how we will stick the shapes onto the fins 1pm - Show demonstration how to decorate the card pieces and cut out shapes. Show how to use the templates and show what designs need to go on the card 2.05pm- Explain what to do with the t-shirts and do an example for the children (5min)
Main:	Morning 9.20- 10.15am Stick the shapes to the fins  Afternoon 1.05-2pm Paint Card Draw shapes on orange card Green Circles-already cut out to stick down Decorate card shapes with painted card/glitter use templates 2pm clean up 2.10pm-3pm Put the elastic bands around the t-shirts, making sure they all keep to the same pattern (1 hour)
Outcome:	33 t-shirts ready to dye. All fins have the shapes stuck on Decorative parts to headdress-cardboard shapes nearly finished
Additional notes, inc suggestions for next lesson and follow up:	For next time: me- Sew rest of the elastic for bells Dye all t-shirts Cut all mask shapes out Continue cutting out black circles them- finish shapes to be laminated

Date: 24/05/2012	Procession section: (e.g. Punch and Judy, jellyfish) Red Fire Fish (orange)	Lesson no: 3
	School: Southill School
Resources/ Materials:	Supplied by School: Large Needles, scissors, stapler, staples, Laminator, Paintbrushes, paint pots Supplied by moving tides: Bells, Purple elastic, thick strong thread, Paint, Plasterzote masks cut out, thin elastic, stapler, staples, laminate rolls, Heat gun
Objective:	Learning to make design choice decisions. Being creative Work from a template Learning basic sewing
Introduction:	9.30am-10.15m Show how to adjust shape of the headdress and add thin elastic. 10.30am Show the children how to decorate the masks with paint. Bring two different templates for them to choose their favourite Show the children how to adjust the plasterzote.   Show what will happen with heat gun  1pm Show the children how to sew the bells onto the elastic 2.30pm Show them how to thread the cable ties through the plasterzote.
Main:	10-11am Get a parent to heat gun each of the masks so they are rounded and nose fits 11am-11.55am decorate the front of the mask with paint. 11.55-12pm Everyone help tidy up all mess 12pm-1pm lunch 1pm-2.30pm Sew the Bells onto the elastic 2.30am The Big reveal of the tie dye Putting the cable ties on the plasterzote rectangles
Outcome:	33 Headdresses base finished. Mask part painted 33 finished Morris dancer style elastic with bells Cable ties threaded onto the rectangles- 3 for primary, 5 for leader T-shirts ready to put gems on
Additional notes, inc suggestions for next lesson and follow up:	Parent and helper spending day laminating shapes. For Next time: me- Add gems to t-shirts Draw the lines on the fins and iron Cut plasterzote strips Finish laminating shapes, and cut out. them- Children finish sewing bells.

Date: 31/05/2012	Procession section: (e.g. Punch and Judy, jellyfish) Red Fire Fish (orange)	Lesson no: 4
	School: Southill School
Resources/ Materials:	Supplied from the school: glue gun, glue sticks for it, scissors, All Plasterzote headdresses, All parts lefts at school Supplied from moving tides/me: small cable ties, foam circles, scraps from scrap store, Plasterzote strips, All costume parts I have. Foam heads
Objective:	Putting the headdresses together Making the costumes look finished and work as a group. Children are doing separate project for some parts of the day to do with the olympics arranged by the teacher
Introduction:	9.15am Staple the scraps of fabric to the bottom of the fins 9.30am Start attaching it all together demonstration to helpers 2.45pm discussion about carnival and what we have learnt
Main:	9.35am-10.15am The teacher helps the children with adding the scrap materials to the bottom of the fins in the way they want. 9.45am- 2pm Glue it all together add small cable ties 2.30pm Clear and pack everything away 2pm-2.45pm Everyone gets these t-shirt on and adult go round attaching fins and elastic wrists and t-shirts together using cable ties. 2.45pm-3pm Photos
Outcome:	Finish all the costumes
Additional notes, inc suggestions for next lesson and follow up:	10-2pm TA,  two parents + me needed on glue gun table putting it all together Sort everything out so it’s ready and safe for 12 July