Sewing Construction & Textiles 1
Lesson Plans

Strand 5

Students will utilize construction techniques at the introductory level.

Standard 3

Identify and construct standard seam allowances and seam finishes.

• Measurements and Measuring Tools
  Students will be able to calculate and measure material, (including lace and elastic), given a partial unit. They will then use this knowledge to complete a hot pad project.
• Pressing and Seam Finishes
  Students will learn about the importance of proper seam allowances, how those seams should be finished, and the importance of pressing them. They will learn by listening as well as by practicing and creating their own samples. They will then evaluate their samples.
• Symbol Syntax Matching Game
  This activity gives students an opportunity to practice their knowledge of different pattern symbols in the repetitive format of a matching game.

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