Are your learners intrigued by the vibrant world of textiles and apparel? From apparel designer to fashion buyer, our Textiles and Apparel Career Exploration Kit can help your students discover 10 careers in this dynamic industry chosen by Family and Consumer Science teachers. Let’s dive into the engaging activities and components this kit can bring to your classroom!
20+ Engaging Student Activities
From creating mood boards to designing T-shirts, this kit comes with a printable student workbook with over 20 engaging activities for your learners. Have students create a window display with a mini manikin, examine textile samples with a microscope, create a brand pitch deck, and more!
See a sample of the student workbook here.
Classroom Management Made Easy
Using the components in this kit, you could have up to 30 paired up learners participating in activities simultaneously. The kit includes 50 sheets of tracing paper and 15 sets of colored pencils and sharpeners, pocket microscopes, fabric sample sets, mini mannequins, and display boxes.
Real Textiles and Apparel Scenarios
Help your learners develop useful soft skills for any career within the context of textiles and apparel using this kit’s scenario cards. From listening to respect, these soft skills scenario cards can be used as icebreaker or journaling activities. Each scenario highlights points of view and key questions to consider.
Check out a sample scenario card here.
Standards-Based Curriculum
Save precious time when lesson planning with this kit’s downloadable curriculum. From fashion product designer to stylist, each lesson focuses on a different textiles and apparel career. Boasting up to 12 teaching hours, this curriculum also includes presentation slides and aligns to the National FCS Standard 16.0 Textiles, Fashion, and Apparel.
Explore our complete curriculum overview here.
Additional Resources
- Discover tips for starting a new textiles and apparel program in this blog post
- Find more hands-on learning aids for your Family and Consumer Sciences classroom here
- Learn about key concepts needed in textiles and fashion programs in this free webinar
