I have attached two different files here. The first is a help sheet for students to use at the sewing machine, it indicates what settings they need for; - a straight stitch - a zig zag stitch - to reverse - to complete free machining. These are also colour coded and important information is written in bold. The second file is a blank picture of the sewing machine I created. I place this up on the board and have laminated copies of the names of parts of the machine. As a starter I get students to come and stick the words to the board. It's a great little reminder at the beginning of the lesson. We also use this in students books which they label when first introduced to the machine.

Cut around each item (picture, work, statement) for a great little card sort. We use this for Y7 as an introduction to the different equipment they will use in the textiles room. There is also a corresponding work book page. You can also find this attached.

I've hand drawn a road with bends, obstacles and one way systems for students to practice machine control on. It allows students to practice bends and corners without the worry of threading up the machine. I normal give students 3 mistakes for a pass. This is great for Y7 students, and the older students love it for a bit of fun!

This is a JPEG image of the eat well plate. I usually ask pupils to match up the slice with the category and then perhaps fill in what they have for dinner the night before. You can easily hide the percentages in word by placing a white box over the top. Hoping it helps.

This is a quick 5 minute lesson I starter I use with my year 7. I made up some health and safety sentences and chopped them up, putting each part into a box. These were then laminated and cut up. In 'health and safety.doc' is a list of the sentences, each section has brackets around them. In 'health and safety words.doc' is a list of the phrases twice ready for printing.

I made this sheet for my year 7's who were struggling to remember how to use Bondaweb correctly. To save in photocopying expenses the step by step guide with hand drawn images has been produced three times on one A4 piece of paper. It can be used a resource for all years. Hope this helps! Note I have now changed the spelling error. JPEG file.