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                            Family and Consumer Sciences - Mrs. Ferguson - Room "A"

     6th Grade - 1st term - Project is a small pillow hand designed by the student.

     Course Outline:  Friendship - Students will work on worksheets and play a game in class.

                                Hand sewing - Students will design and hand sew a pillow top.

Students are required to bring in $1.00 for pillow supplies.

                                Machine sewing - Students will learn how to operate a sewing machine and complete their pillow project.

                                 Community service - Students will learn the importance of community service and possibly make a wheelchair/walker bag to be donated to a local senior citizen's center.

    7th Grade - 1st term - Project is a backpack or drawstring bag.

    Course Outline - Fabric review - review types of fabrics in order for students to bring in their backpack supplies.

        Students are required to bring in their own supplies.See list below.

        1.Fabric - 1/2" yard or 18" of a woven fabric. Students will receive a 

                      swatch of the correct fabric type. Note, students should not

                    use a fabric that has STRETCH. The best type of fabic is a

                    100% cotton or poly/cotton blend. 

             2.Cording -4 yards of flat cording. Cording should measure 1/4"-1/2"   

                       in thickness.

             3. Thread - 1 spool of poly/cott. Be sure the spool lists "ALL Purpose"on top.         

        Students must have supplies in by the due date as noted.

                               Child development - Students will learn the four basic needs of young children while completing a poster in class. Students will learn how young children learn through play and complete a toy evalution. Students will also review a child's story book and complete a short book review.  Students will learn what precautions to take when babysitting to keep children safe.

                                Machine sewing - Students will review machine sewing while  making a back pack. Backpack completion date will be as discussed in class.

    8th Grade -  1st term - Project is a memory pillow.

    Course Outline - Fabric review - Review types of fabrics in order for students to purchase pillow supplies.

                  Students are required to bring in their own supplies. See list below.

      1. Fabric - 3/4 yard of a woven fabric. Note Fabric should not have any stretch.

      2. Fusible interfacing - 1/2 yard of fusible interfacing. This can be found at

                   Joann Fabrics behind the cutting counter. Customers must ask for it.

      3.  T-shirt - Students should consider using a t-shirt that they have out grown

                   and are ready to give up. The teacher will explain further in class.

                   Students must have supplies in by the due date.

     4.  Poly-fil Stuffing - one 12 oz. bag of pillow stuffing.

                               Machine sewing - Students will review machine sewing techniques and make a t-shirt pillow. This project will teach the students how to use an iron and how to block fuse inter-facing to the back of their design. The students will also learn how to complete pattern layout, cut fabric, and sew 4/8" seam allowances.

                               Poject completion date is as discussed in class.

                   Fashion Design - Students will learn the history of fashion as well as how a fashion style becomes popular.

                              Advertising - Students will learn the basic advertising techniques used by companies to get consumers to buy their products.

                         Consumer Economics - Students will learn to how to make right choices when shopping. Students will design an original hangtag and care label to coordinate with their pillow project.