Lesson 2: Wool wrapping

Learners needing support:

• Might need help to start wrapping or joining wool. Provide one-to-one modelling of how to pull the wool tight.
• Could wrap a rigid shape like a stick, which is easier than wrapping card shapes (you could also provide a range of pre-cut card shapes).
• Encourage learners to find solutions to what they find difficult. For example, if they struggle to knot wool to join it, they should use another method – wrapping over the top of existing wool could be easier.
• Praise learners’ efforts to be independent and remind learners that they are not aiming for a ‘perfect’ finished product; they are experimenting.

Learners working at a stretch: 

• Could explore joining more than one object together when wrapping them.
• Encourage learners to find ways to secure the wool close to the object when adding a new colour.