Objective
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to read and understand a short story about fashion design.
Materials and Prep
- A storybook about fashion design
Activities
- Introduce the concept of fashion design to the student by showing pictures of different types of clothing and discussing how they are made.
- Read the storybook about fashion design together, pausing to ask questions and discuss the illustrations.
- After reading, ask the student to draw their own fashion design using crayons or colored pencils. Encourage creativity and imagination.
- Have the student describe their fashion design to you, using descriptive words to explain the colors, patterns, and style.
- Ask the student to write a short sentence or two about their fashion design, using the words they used to describe it.
First Grade Talking Points
- "Fashion design is the art of creating new and unique clothing and accessories."
- "Fashion designers use their imagination and creativity to come up with new ideas for clothes."
- "They draw pictures of their designs and make them into real clothes."
- "Fashion designers think about colors, patterns, and styles when creating their designs."
- "Today, we are going to read a story about fashion design and create our own fashion designs!"