What can you learn from a textile tree?
The big task is to design and make a simple tree structure using a variety of textiles, paper and card. The children will also make textile sample cards to hang on the tree so that it becomes a learning resource for the whole class.
These are reports on activities taken by schools around the country. You can download the activities as acrobat files from the resources section
I think I've really got this one cracked! (October 25, 2002)
The children were so keen to make a good textile tree that they persevered with wrapping the card tubes.