Grades K-1 Students
Textile Study Topics

• Learn about the wide world of fabrics around them.
• Learn how fabrics are different.
• Become curious about what fabrics do.

TOPIC INDEX

TEXTILES - GENERAL

• TOPIC - DIFFERENT FABRICS FEEL DIFFERENT
• TOPIC - FABRICS ARE ALL AROUND US
• TOPIC - CLOTHES ARE MADE FROM FABRIC
  

BOOKS

• Read a book with a story about fabrics. See suggested reading list.
• Read a book that explains which animals have fur used to make fabric
• Give each student a book and ask them to find a picture of fabric

VIDEOS

• Videos for teaching students can be found on the Video Page
• Wool comes from sheep. VIDEO: How Wool is Made into Fabric---from Farm to Shearing Shed to Mill
• VIDEO: Cotton comes from plants grown in large fields.
• Show wool and cotton fabrics and allow the students to touch and describe how they feel.
  
  

SKILLS

Teaching young students the basics of sewing, knitting, and/or crocheting can be the spark that leads to a lifelong love of fabrics and of making things themselves. It may be best for the teacher to review the following videos and then demonstrate the basics of one or more of these skills.

• Basic instruction of how to:
  • Sewing VIDEO: How to Sew an Easy Fabric Purse + Tips on Teaching Kids to Sew
  • Knitting VIDEO: How to Do 2 Finger Knitting
  • Crocheting VIDEO: Teaching Kids How to Crochet a Chain (4-6 Years Old)
• Make a simple diagram of a sewing stich.
• Have students draw a diagram of three simple knitting courses
  
  

LIBRARY

The Library provides students with dictionaries, descriptions of textile fiber history, fiber characteristics, information of how to read a label, launder you clothes, how to be a smart shopper, and much more…

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