Sewing 4th grade

I wanted to teach students how to sew and introduce them to all the great things you can do with a needle and thread.....We began this unit by simply having kids make a pillow.






Next, students made a purse, a belt and/or a bracelet with a button to make taking off and on the bracelet easy. 

Next, I borrowed some stuffed animals from my colleagues with small kids and they were tasked to make clothes for them. 






The finale for the unit was a challenge to use paper forms to make a vest. 




These are some of my finished pieces. 

The students were so proud of their creations...they insisted on taking the finished vests home that very day. 





One student even added a pocket for markers and two flower decorations on either side.