RECYCLE/WASTE MANAGEMENT LESSON PLAN

Title of lesson: Redesign, Restore, Recycle In Everyday Life

Grade Level: 7 & 8

Curriculum: Clothing, Textiles

and Fashion 10, 30

Curriculum Module
# and Name:
Foundational
Objectives:

Common Essential
Learning
Objectives:

Learning Objective:

Module 7

Prepared by: Rebecca

Schuler

Date: February 25, 2015

Redesign, Restore, or Recycle

To understand, develop, and apply

the major concepts related to clothing
construction.
To provide a broad
foundation of clothing design
fundamentals and apply the
fundamentals to projects to meet
individual
Needs.

To increase an awareness of the

economic and environment influence
on clothing decisions.

To explore and practice the

fashion design process.

To demonstrate redesigning,
restoring, or recycling of clothing or a
textile item. (CCT, TL)

To redesign and update garments

to fit your wardrobe needs. (NUM)

To recycle clothing and textile

items through repair, customizing,
redesign, or surface embellishment.
(NUM, IL)
7.1 To create awareness of how
Explain the difference between

clothing textile items may be

redesigned or recycled.
7.2 To demonstrate creative ways to
redesign clothing. (CCT)

redesign, restore, and recycle. Discuss

why one would redesign, restore, or
recycle clothing and textile items.
Consider factors such as:
money

creativity
individuality

skills

needs
equipment
List ways that clothes may be
redesigned, restored, or recycled.
Declare A Mending Day, and have
students bring items to repair.
Brainstorm and discuss ideas to
redesign such as:

piecing or patchwork
use of special fabrics - leather,
lace or applique
use of decorative embroidery
trims
paints and dyes
Display pictures or items of redesigned
clothing or textile items on a bulletin
board. Suggested title for the bulletin
board, Cures for Sick Clothes.
Bring articles of clothing to class that
you and students no longer wear or
use. Have the class decide how to
redesign or recycle each. The students
develop
and complete the changes.

Have the class bring clothing they no

longer wear to class. Sort and deliver
the clothing to charitable organizations
such as Value Village, Community
Living or other charitable organization
in the community.

Outcomes of this
lesson:
Learning that happens
as a result of this
lesson.
What will the students
learn?
Learning tasks,
specific strategies,
processes, and
knowledge that will be
learned.

Student will learn the means of Redesign, Restore and Recycle

Students will have to complete the assignment on what they can reduce
and recycle at home.
By the end on the lesson students will be able to recycle and reuse an old
pillowcase into pin cushion/ storage unit.

Cross Curricular competences:

DEVELOPING THINKING
o Think and learn creatively create or redesign objects by adding or
changing elements
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
o Moral reasoning evaluate the possible consequences of a course
of action on self, others and the environment in a particular
situation
o Take social action demonstrate respect for and commitment to
environmental sustainability
-

Key Questions:
Teacher initiated

How does redesigning, restoring and recycling items at home help our
environment?

questions which guide

the lesson, establish
content knowledge,
connects to the topic
and reinforces
learning.

What are some of the most wasteful household items? How could we cut
back on their waste?

Learning
Environment:
Classroom set-up,
location of equipment
in the room, AV
equipment, etc.

Classroom of 25 students with tables

Materials set out on front table along with materials brought from home
Sinks at the back of the room
Smart board or screen for power point and videos

Teacher

Procedure:
Outline how the
lesson will progress,
starting with the
introduction
(motivational set),
continuing through
the activities of the
lesson and ending
with a closure (see
below). Include time
allotment.

Time: 3-4 hours

Setup 12:00-12:50:
Classroom of five tables
with five students at each
table, each laid out with
materials needed some
brought from home and
some provided.
Day one:
1:00-1:20- Introduction of
project with power point
1:20-2:00- Students paint
their jars
-Allow extra time outside of
class time to bake the jars

Students

Time: 3-4 hours

Day one:
1:00-1:20- Introduction of
project with power point
1:20-2:00- Students paint
their jars with brushes
- set jars aside to be baked
Day two:
1:00-1:30- Demonstration
of all of the steps
1:30-2:30- Students
complete project in given
time
2:30-3:00- students clean
up at their tables
3:00-3:30- Students

Equipment,
and Supplies:
-Project plan
handout with
step-by-step
instructions and
diagrams
-Pincushion jar
already made
as an example
Supplies for the
project
- Jar with lid
- 4x4 inch
piece of old
pillowcase
fabric

in an oven
Day two:
1:00-1:30- Demonstration
of all of the steps
1:30-2:30- Students
complete project in given
time
2:30-3:00- students clean
up
3:00- 3:30 - take down
while students complete
assignment sheet

complete assignment
sheet

Assessment:
What type of
assessment will you
use?
Ways to check for
student learning.
Diagnostic,
Formative or
Summative.
Assess for the
outcomes previously
listed.

- Students will be assessed by the pin cushion project and the

assignment that they will hand in.

Modifications or
Adaptations:
Adjustments or
changes made to the
plan to
accommodate
student cognitive or

Modifications to time outline if necessary.

Have extra materials if needed

Cotton balls
Scissors
Pins
Mod podge
Food
coloring
Paint brush
Mixing lid
Sharpie

Resources:
Work sheets,
web address,
books, DVDs

physical challenges.
Closure:
Review of concepts
taught and/or
summary.

Students will understand Redesign, Restore and Recycle

Students will be able to make environmentally friendly decisions with
everyday items
Students will know what in their household can be made into another use
Students will hand in their projects along with assignment sheet about what
else students can do at home that could be recycled, reused or redesigned
into something new.