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Fashion Trends in the 1960s: Hippies, Flower Children, and Design Lesson PlanFashion Trends in the 1960s: Hippies, Flower Children, and Design Lesson Plan
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Fashion Trends in the 1960s: Hippies, Flower Children, and Design

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Middle schoolers use the Internet to research and examine clothing styles of 1960s, draw pictures of various clothing and accessories popular in that decade, trace images on top of foil tray or pan to design a stamp, and make a timeline of the1960s using images they created.

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fashion, fashion design, the 1960s

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1960s, fashion, hippies, lady bird johnson, social studies
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
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Project-Based Learning
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