In a recent post, I promised to give more details on the sewing class I taught for our homeschool co-op this fall. It was definitely a work in progress as I've never done this before. My original plans were slightly ambitious, but we only ended up dropping one project in the end. There were two classes: 4-8 grade and 9-12 grade. Each class was one hour long. Here's what we did:

Weeks 1 and 2 were spent learning some hand sewing. I've read on several lists I've been on how important that can be, so we started with a small lavender sachet out of felt or fleece. We taught the running stitch, the blanket stitch, and how to sew on buttons. Showing others how to do something is an entirely different thing from doing it myself; it took some doing to figure out how to explain the blanket stitch.
Weeks 3 and 4 we worked on making aprons--starting with learning some very simple pattern basics and how to use a sewing machine. Some girls had experience using machines already, and some did not. The pattern was a very basic apron with a pocket. We used ribbon for the neck and waist straps.
The last two weeks we learned rotary cutting and strip piecing in order to make lined tote bags. Not all the girls were able to finish these during class, but most got at least the outside pieced and straps done.

It was a good experience and fun to plan. I am definitely more of a planner than a teacher though. One-on-one I can do okay, but a whole class of kids looking at me is a bit scary.