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The goal of this literature review is to look and assess the variety of previous research that has been conducted on the interaction during craft classes in school. This piece of research focuses on the special features of interaction during craft classes, such as interaction between teacher and student, and the role and meaning of motivation in learning processes. Research material was collected from Google Scholar, HELDA - Digital Repository of University of Helsinki, and Finna. The collected material consisted of previous pieces of research on interaction in schools. In addition to that, the research material included pieces of literature discussing the impact of interaction and motivation on learning. The material was analyzed by themes. Even though there has been a lot of research done on interaction in general, there was only a little research on interaction during craft classes. One of the key points that arose from previous pieces of research was the importance of interaction in learning processes. Interaction was discovered to be the most essential factor determining the quality of a learning process. Another finding was that craft classes are considered unique because of their learning environment. The bodily aspect of craft classes is more significant comparing to other disciplines. Research also showed the enhancing effect of motivation, especially intrinsic motivation, on learning processes. Based on the findings of these pieces of research the teacher has true potential in accelerating the student's intrinsic motivation by choosing suitable yet challenging assignments. This literature review points out the need of further research in the field of handcraft discipline.