Standards-Based Lesson Plan

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Exploratory Course X Introduction Course Concentration Course Capstone Course

Home Economics Careers and Technology Subject Matter: ___Custom Apparel and Accessories_
Lesson Title and Duration The Sewing Machine
Learner Outcomes / Demonstrate proper use and car of the
Objectives (Write on the board so students and sewing machine.
visitors are aware of student learning outcome)

Standards (the California State Standards FID – A10.9 Standard 19: Custom Apparel and
addressed in this lesson) Accessories
California State Standards for Career Technical Education Demonstrate how to construct, alter, and repair
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/sf/documents/ctestandards.pdf
fashion and interior items and
accessories through the use of basic
construction techniques and equipment.
19.2 Select appropriate fabric, materials, tools,
and equipment for the
construction of apparel. (FID – A10.9.2)
Materials  Computer, LCD projector, document
Needed camera
 Sewing machines/pedals
 Student Hand-out: machine diagram
and practice sheets
 Student text: lesson 11
Differentiated      
Learning Needs

Anticipatory Set – activities that help focus Video clip: How a sewing machine works.
students on the lesson of the day (the “hook”) www.theatlantic.com
Students view short video on how a sewing
machine works.
Write 3 key ideas from video and share key
ideas.
Teaching the Lesson
 Modeling – how will you demonstrate
the skill or competency?
 Instructional Strategies – how will you
deliver the lesson?
 Check for Understanding – how will
you ensure the skill or competency is
understood by the students?
1. Use document camera to identify
sewing machine parts and functions.
Students write and label key part on
machine diagram.
2. Explain a general overview of how the
sewing machine works, pointing out the
key parts involved.
3. Demonstrate how to set the stitch
settings. Students will set the stitch
selector, stitch length control and stitch
width control and tension dial.
4. Demonstrate the key part of the
machine. Student will place their hands
on key parts, referring to their diagram
as needed. Have students move the
parts and describe what they do. For
Example: the hand wheel – instruct
student to move it toward them and
describe the other parts of the machine
they move.
Key parts:
1 Hand wheel 5 Feed dog
2 Take-up lever 6 Presser foot
3 Needle 7 Presser foot lever
4 Throat plate 8 Foot Control
5. Food Control – speed control. Have
students practice controlling the speed
of the machine and maintain an even
speed.
6. Remove and replace parts: needle,
presser foot, bobbin.

Differentiated      
Learning Needs

Guided Practice / Students touch/move machine parts as you

Monitoring – an activity directly supervised by call out parts. Observe correct hand
the instructor that allows students to demonstrate placement on machine.
grasp of new learning. Instructor moves around
the room determining the level of mastery and
providing individual remediation as needed.
Differentiated Work with a partner and
Learning Needs touch parts together
Closure – Statements or actions made by the The sewing machine requires proper
instructor that help students make sense out of operation, using a sequence of settings and
what has just been taught, to help form a coherent proper movement of parts.
picture, to eliminate confusion and frustration, and
to reinforce major points to be learned.
Independent Student use lined paper and paper sheets
Practice – a question or problem for students to with printed path to “sew”. Place sheet in
ponder on their own or in small groups or pairs. machine, using proper parts to raise
The aim is to reinforce and extend the learning needle, lower presser food and hand wheel.
beyond the lesson and ideally into real world
settings. This may be a homework assignment.
Sew “on the lines” using presser foot to
maintain even speed control.

Differentiated      
Learning Needs

Summarize, 1. Create a “Top 10” list of 10 key machine

Evaluate & Reflect – after teaching the parts and their function.
lesson, ask students to reflect on their learning. 2. Describe the importance of maintaining
Instructors can also reflect on the lesson, its even speed control when sewing.
success, and how it can be improved.