{"id":7236,"date":"2023-06-21T10:05:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T00:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/?p=7236"},"modified":"2023-06-21T10:07:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T00:07:36","slug":"teaching-sewing-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2023\/06\/teaching-sewing-in-the-classroom.html","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Sewing in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sI3F4GEYyVQ&amp;list=PLXj9kL3FmuJD1WPJnSleZeAHy1ZupEBva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tips from Teachers Sewing with Kids<\/a><\/em> is a series of interviews with teachers who talk about their approaches to and experiences with sewing in the classroom. I am hoping that these interviews will help to support and inspire teachers who are thinking of sewing with their students but aren&#8217;t quite sure if they&#8217;re ready. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"More tips from Teachers Sewing with Students Interview #4\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZtFCgw6_IA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to join my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1534102836917296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sew a Softie facebook group <\/a>to see what other teachers are sewing with their students as well as asking any questions you may have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s interview is with Em Power Moore, a specialist art teacher from Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Em teaches Years K &#8211; 6 and has recently completed a term-long unit of sewing and weaving with all her students.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/em-Power-head-shot_0000_20230507_123400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/em-Power-head-shot_0000_20230507_123400.jpg\" alt=\"Em Power Moore\" class=\"wp-image-7239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/em-Power-head-shot_0000_20230507_123400.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/em-Power-head-shot_0000_20230507_123400-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/em-Power-head-shot_0000_20230507_123400-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/em-Power-head-shot_0000_20230507_123400-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/em-Power-head-shot_0000_20230507_123400-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A sewing unit Em developed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Amongst the sewing units Em developed was a <em>Gratitude Project<\/em> for her Year 6&#8217;s. She points out, <em>Year 6 is their last year in Primary School. There&#8217;s a lot of focus on them. I thought it would be nice to get the Year 6 kids to think about the school and shift their focus, to home in on something they could do for the students they were leaving behind.<\/em> She got them to design and sew a softie for another student, a &#8220;buddy&#8221;, that she matched them with. And they could design anything they thought their buddy would like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I love Em&#8217;s thought that &#8220;<em>Being grateful makes you happier<\/em>&#8220;.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0005_Stitching_practice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0005_Stitching_practice.jpg\" alt=\"running stitches on hessian done by children practicing sewing at school\" class=\"wp-image-7238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0005_Stitching_practice.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0005_Stitching_practice-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0005_Stitching_practice-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0005_Stitching_practice-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0005_Stitching_practice-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Em started her younger students sewing on hessian with a large blunt needle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Em has eight tips for making sewing classes run smoothly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Em&#8217;s first tip: she constructed a giant cardboard needle and used rope for thread to enable kids to visualise the mechanics of threading and tying a knot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another tip: her lessons began with everyone in a circle where she went over the skills the kids had learnt in the previous lesson and gave them an opportunity to practice them again.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0006_needle_keeper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0006_needle_keeper.jpg\" alt=\"foam needle holder\" class=\"wp-image-7237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0006_needle_keeper.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0006_needle_keeper-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0006_needle_keeper-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0006_needle_keeper-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Em-Power-Moore_0006_needle_keeper-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">One of <em>Em&#8217;s tips: a needle keeper to make sure all the needles are returned!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some very sweet anecdotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>She relates how one little boy used his sewing skills to darn the holes in his soccer socks. The socks were blue and he chose a thick yellow thread.<em> He was so proud of those socks,<\/em> she said.  That made me smile. I still have an image of him in my mind, standing in the playground in his socks, looking  something like a modern live-in art work from the Sixties! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In another anecdote a few boys organised to do some finger knitting by themselves&#8230;you&#8221;ll love hearing what they did with their twelve metres of knitting!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tree-wrapping_0000_Tree_wrapping.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tree-wrapping_0000_Tree_wrapping.jpg\" alt=\"Yarn wrapped tree\" class=\"wp-image-7240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tree-wrapping_0000_Tree_wrapping.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tree-wrapping_0000_Tree_wrapping-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tree-wrapping_0000_Tree_wrapping-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tree-wrapping_0000_Tree_wrapping-24x36.jpg 24w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tree-wrapping_0000_Tree_wrapping-32x48.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can find Em at her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.empowermooreart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/EmPowerMooreArt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EmPowerMooreArt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@EmPowerMooreArt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiktok<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@EmPowerMooreArt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips from Teachers Sewing with Kids is a series of interviews with teachers who talk about their approaches to and experiences with sewing in the classroom. I am hoping that these interviews will help to support and inspire teachers who are thinking of sewing with their students but aren&#8217;t quite sure if they&#8217;re ready. 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