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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Fun Things to Do in Your Classroom with Fabric


 

Fabric can be used for many different ways to make fun and educational things for your class.  All you need is the material and an active imagination to get students interested in fabric and excited about learning.

*Class Quilts

Quilting isn’t just for little old ladies. You can get your students involved in quilting by make a classroom quilt using  small scrapes of fabric. Before beginning your classroom quilt, it was also be interesting to teach the students the history of quilting. Once this is done, let the quilting begin.

This quilt can be used to display each of the students’ names or it can be used feature a book, a story, or other lesson that you have just completed. You can then display the on a wall in your classroom or in the hallway.  Your students and parents will be excited to see the classroom quilt.

*Banners

Classroom banners can be designed for a specific event or just to show your class pride. They can also be used to summarize a recently read book or even a monthly theme like apples, clowns, or holidays. Banners are quick and simple to make, and they are a lot of fun for students to design.

*Tote bags

Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving or Mother’s Day-it doesn’t matter.  Students can use fabric to design totes for any season or any occasion.  This is a fun and quick activity that you and your students will both enjoy.

You and your students can make tote bags for any season or for any different activity.  Depending on the age of your students, you may have to pre-cut the fabric and do the sewing and ironing.  However, this is a fun way to make something that is not only cute but also useable.

Fabric can be used in several different ways in your classroom.  You can make classroom quilts, banners, totes, and other objects with fabric.  Making these items can be educational as well as fun. 

http://www.quilting-in-america.com/History-of-Quilts.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4869601_make-banners.html

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