Clothing 1 Sample Notebook

Student Prior Knowledge

I have the students take a pre-test at the beginning of the class. Those that have had little or no experience with sewing usually complete these samples. The other students complete samples that are at a more advanced level.

Intended Learning Outcomes

The students will be able to complete some of the basic sewing skills. This gives them good practice so that when they later use these techniques on their projects they know how to perform them.

Instructional Procedures

Before the students complete these samples, they learn about sewing machines and are able to identify the parts. The students, in small groups, see a demonstration on how to complete each of these samples. Then when the students are completing the samples the teacher moves around the room and helps the students on a more indvidual basis. A sample notebook is also provided so the students can see step-by-step how to do each of the samples.

Strategies for Diverse Learners

Students who aren't able to speak any English are still able to master these samples. Because I demo to the students, it helps them to see what they are going to do. Also the sample notebook containing each step is shown to the students. It helps the students to see what they are doing as well. This not only helps these students but many students as well.

Assessment Plan

In the sample notebook copy that I hand out to the students, I also provide the Rubic that I will use to grade the samples. That way the students can see what they will be assessed on and understand better what is expected of them. They are then assessed again when they complete their sewing project through out the semester.