Handicraft and craft traditions from different cultures as sources of inspiration and models for pupils’ flown ideas and creativity.

How different combinations of colour, form and materials influence the aesthetic expression of craft artefacts.

Importance of crafts for the individual and society, through history and in the present.

Economising on use of resources, such as through repairs and recycling of materials.

Metals, textiles and wood. Properties of materials, their areas of use and how they can be combined.

Hand tools, instruments and machines, what they are called and how they are used in a safe and appropriate way.

Some forms of handicraft techniques, such as crochet and hollowing out materials. Concepts which are used in connection with the different techniques.

Two and three-dimensional sketches, models, patterns and task descriptions, and how they can be interpreted, followed and linked to mathematical calculations.

Different parts of the crafts process: the development of ideas, re ecting on important factors, communicating and assessing the work process. How different parts of the work process are interlinked.

Exploring the opportunities provided by different materials and handicraft techniques.

Documentation of the process in words and pictures, for example, in a logbook.