Lesson Plan 1
Unit/Lesson Title: Unit 9.1/Developing Skills with
Lesson Duration: 50 minutes (single lesson) Stage: 5 Year: 9 Class: Textiles
Sewing Techniques
Rationale: Students to gain a thorough Syllabus Objectives: Students Learn About:
understanding of how to apply 2. Knowledge and understanding of and skills Producing
sewing/decoration techniques to fabrics in design for a range of textile applications Techniques such as
The sewing samples they produce, will go -weaving
towards a portfolio, which is an instrument to Syllabus Outcomes: -felting
their assessment of learning 5.2.3 Investigates and applies methods of -knitting
colouration and decoration for a range of -colouration and decoration
textile items -joining materials
-edge finished
-closures
-hems
Students Learn To:
Experiment with, select and use techniques to
ensure quality textile items
Prior Knowledge: Risk Assessment: Equipment:
-Students are to have a very basic knowledge of -Safety around sewing machine: Ensure that -Sewing machine
how a sewing machine is threaded, and how it long hair is pulled back with a hair tie, that -Pins
works. leather enclosed shoes are worn, and that -Fabric pieces
students are to remain cautious of their -Portfolio
surroundings -Leather enclosed shoes
-Trips and falls: Ensure all bags are clear from -Smartboard
walk ways and are placed underneath desks
Time Teachers Role: Students Role:
1 min Have students enter the classroom in an orderly fashion, ensuring Students to enter the classroom in an orderly fashion, wearing
they each have leather enclosed shoes, and their hair is tied back their leather enclosed shoes, and hair tied back
Introduction
5 mins Give brief overview of the double practical lesson, explaining what Students to listen to the teacher, asking any questions they may
needs to be completed before the double lesson is over, encourage have about the lesson
students to ask questions if there is any misunderstanding
Body
Teacher to hand out a sheet of instructions for the first technique: Students to read through the instructions with the teacher and
15 mins joining materials. Teacher to read through them with the class, and watch as the teacher demonstrates how to do it. Ask questions if
then give a demonstration on how to complete it clarification is needed
Teacher to then encourage students to attempt the activity on their Students who are confident enough to start are to attempt it, but
25 mins own – if they feel confident to. Teacher to give assistance to those those who are not, seek teacher assistance
students who don’t feel confident
Teacher to walk around the room to help any student who may be Students to continue to work on their sewing sample, checking
having difficulties, and teacher to encourage students to check in with with the teacher on their progress
them to check their progress
Once everyone has completed the first technique, teacher is to ask Students to finish their sewing sample and glue it into their
the students to glue in their instruction sheet and then their sewing portfolio along with their instruction sheet
sample on the opposite page
Review/Conclusion
Teacher is to give a recap of the lesson, and congratulate everyone on Students to listen to the teacher, and be proud of themselves for
4 mins successfully completing their first sewing sample completing their first sewing sample
Teacher to encourage students to ask any questions on the lesson Students to ask questions on the lesson if they have any
Resources: -Textbook: Castle, C., & Peters, L. (2010). Nelson Textiles Technology Stage 5: Teacher Resource Book. South Melbourne, Victoria: Cengage
Learning Australia. (Page 31)
Lesson Evaluation:
What worked effectively?________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Any downfalls and/or improvements?______________________________________________________________________________________________