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Kids Sew for Kids
Created by Ava Mendelson, Montgomery County Public Schools
Subject Area: Home Economics
Grade Level: 6-8
"Kids Sew for Kids" is a service-learning project that has been
infused into an eighth grade Home Economics sewing semester class.
Students work in pairs and select an outfit to make for a homeless child.
The outfits are color coordinated, and each partner sews one piece.
Outfits have ranged from sweat suits to shorts sets to backpacks for
school in all size ranges.
To fund the project a community partnership was established with G
Street Fabrics. Through their "Community Ties" program we were supplied with
fabric, patterns, and other notions that were needed for the outfits. Dee
Taylor, the person in charge of their promotions department in Rockville,
was our contact person. She not only gathered our supplies for us, but
also gave us a list of local homeless shelters that were in need of our
outfits. With outfits completed and letters attached from the students to
the recipients, a field trip was planned to deliver everything to the
selected shelter, Helping Hands.
Preparation: In addition to preparing the
students with the necessary sewing skills, one week was spent on defining
service-learning and homelessness.
Action: A large part of this section of
the project, about 4 weeks, was spent on pattern layout, cutting, and
construction of the outfits. Letter writing and a visit to deliver the
clothing completed this portion.
Reflection: Several days were spent on
thinking about what we had accomplished. A discussion of the field trip
to the shelter centering around what we saw and learned was followed by
several other class activities.
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