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Thai handicrafts

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Thai handicrafts

An AR classroom game for Grade 3. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.

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A look before you play

Sample questions

A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.

  1. What is basketry chiefly made from?

    • Bamboo and rattan
    • Cotton and silk
    • Clay and sand
    Read the explanation

    Bamboo, rattan and palm leaf.

  2. What is pottery made of?

    • Sand melted until clear
    • Clay that is fired
    • Cement mixed with water and dried in the sun
    Read the explanation

    Clay, shaped and then fired hard.

  3. How does tie-dye get its pattern?

    • Drawing patterns in wax, then dyeing
    • Stamping patterns on the cloth with a block
    • The tied parts don't take the dye
    Read the explanation

    The cloth is bound before dyeing, and the bound parts take no colour.

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

Practises recognising Thai handicrafts and their materials: basketry from bamboo and rattan, pottery from fired clay, tie-dye and fruit and vegetable carving, and why handwork is valued and how it is passed on. Fits indicator ศ 1.2 ป.3/1 on local art.

What's in the worksheet

6 questions, multiple choice with 3 options - What is basketry mainly made from? (bamboo and rattan) - How does tie-dye make its pattern? (the tied parts resist the dye) - Which art form is fruit and vegetable carving? (Thai fine craft, praneet sin) - Why does handcraft cost more than factory goods? (it takes time and human skill)

How to use it in class

Open a crafts unit or warm up before tie-dyeing, about 7 minutes, whole class. If you have a woven basket or clay cup, pass it round. In the tie-dye question the wax distractor describes batik, a good moment to contrast the two techniques. For a question many miss, ask what craftspeople there are in your community. Play it linked to the class and the scores go into the gradebook.

Common sticking points

- Tie-dye: children who have seen batik pick "draw with wax then dye". Put tie-dye and batik side by side. - Carving: praneet sin (fine craft) is a new term, so some guess mural painting. Ask whether carving is a picture on a wall. - Pottery: "cement mixed with water and sun-dried" pulls in children who do not know it is kiln-fired.