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Instructors Lesson Plan for Oh Sew Easy Pillows

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Class members learn to make the basic 12" x 12" square pillow with overlapping back panels for easy insertion of a pillow form. Whether you choose a lively print or more subdued stripe, it's sure to add interest to your room!
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Measuring/Cutting

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars practice basic sewing procedures such as measuring, using cutting board with grid, cutting using rotary cutter, threading sewing machine, and sewing straight line and backstitch. Students then cut fabric into squares to...
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Equipment Identification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the various parts of the sewing machine and their function. In groups, they work together to explain how to use each part. To end the lesson, they review safety procedures for the sewing machine and begin to...
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Chill Tie -- Free Enterprise

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use basic sewing skills to make a product and explore the free market process.
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Clothing 2 Sample Notebook

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a sample notebook of different types of clothing and techniques. In groups, they practice using the techniques to create their own sample notebooks. To end the lesson, they are introduced to more advanced sewing techniques...
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Sew, You Want To Quilt?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students become familiar with the achievements of the artist Faith Ringgold. They take notice of the patterns in their environment. They connect the mathematical concept of patterns to create a class quilt.
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Pressing and Seam Finishes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This lesson addresses proper seam allowances, how those seams should be finished, and the importance of pressing them. Class members learn by listening as well as by practicing and creating their own samples. There are many attachments...
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My Friend's Heritage Quilt

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of stories or items that make them proud of their heritage. Individually, they create their own quilt square design which uses a border and markers. To end the lesson, they sew the squares together and describe...
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FACS: Sewing Factory (Textiles)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars gain practical experience in how sewing factories are run. They experience job possibilities by running a sewing factory simulation. Students explore clothing and textile technology.
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Vocational: Beginning Sewing Projects

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars complete clothing construction projects by making shorts or stuff bags. By making these final projects, they learn basic sewing techniques such as seam allowances, backstitching, and attaching buttons. Students follow...
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Beginning Sewing Projects

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners practice basic sewing techniques constructing a sewing project.
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Sewing Machine Parts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine and identify the various parts of the sewing machines. As a class, they watch a demonstration by their teacher to discover how the machine operates. To end the lesson, they review how to operate the machine safely.
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Threading the Sewing Machine

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the different parts of the sewing machine and their function. After watching a demonstration, they practice threading the machine, winding the bobbin and putting the bobbin in its correct place in the case. To end the...
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TOTALLY TUBULAR QUILTS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students should have the ability to sew strips together accurately and use a rotary cutter, fabric should be selected before class, washed, and ironed folded in half selvage-to-selvage.
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Shirts and Flags

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Learn the importance of geometry to tailors. Given a shirt sewing pattern, scholars determine the actual size of the shirt. After which they answer questions that require problem solving and extending their understanding of scale.
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The Fabric of Our Lives:

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners discuss quilts within their family to reflect on their experiences. Students examine quilt sqares and sewing techniques. Learners create the quilt square in the classroom and a Hyperstudio card in the computer lab.
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Cashton Community Quilters

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create and construct a fabric quilt symbolizing the heritage of the Wisconsin community of Cashton. They research Wisconsin historical symbols and use math skills to calculate the number and sizes of the quilt squares. ...
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Enchanted Views

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students will create a garden with specific fabrics to a set grid (p 73) to fit the pull-out pattern of the gate. This pattern will be transferred onto the foreground which in turn will be basted onto the garden. A hand needle-turn...
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4-H Clothing and Textiles Activity Page

For Students 8th - 11th
This activity provides a unique review of clothing and textiles, focusing on sewing. It includes a handy diagram of a sewing machine, which could be useful in a home economics class, and 10 questions.
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4-H Clothing and Textiles Leader's Page

For Students 7th - 12th
This activity could be used in a home economics class to teach students about sewing and clothing. Using this 10 question instructional activity, learners explore the function of a sewing machine, and plan a project.  
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Measuring/Cutting

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students accomplish basic sewing procedures such as: measuring (using a cutting board with a grid), cutting using a rotary cutter, and sewing a straight line.
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Bank On it! Inventions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science learning exercise, students complete a cloze activity about inventions. They read an article about Isaac Merritt Singer, who invented the sewing machine. The article includes 9 blanks to fill in.
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Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Bags

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students create a to-go bag for people on the go. After cutting out the bag, lining, insulation, and the flap they apply the interfacing, then sew, add finishing touches, flap and closures. They then show their finished bags.
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Gee's Bend Quilts Three

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify and practice sewing a dashed line in an arch shape. They identify with five new facts about quilts, women, and the community of Gee's Bend. Finally, 3rd graders complete the quilt top, batting and backing together.

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