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Lesson Plan Taking Body Measurements
Lesson Plan Taking Body Measurements
Area: Dressmaking
I. Targets
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Classify different kinds of Body Measurements.
2. Recall correct and accurate taking of Measurements.
3. Identify the difference between Horizontal and Circumferential Measurement.
Subconcepts:
1. Kinds of Body Measurements.
2. Guidelines in taking measurements correctly and accurately.
3. Taking the Horizontal, Vertical and Circumferential Measurements.
Materials:
White board marker Tape Measure
White board Pencil
Reference:
Home Technology, Eden C. Diaz and Nora N. Soriano, pp. 175-181
III. Strategies
A. Preparation
1. Routine activities
Prayer, Greetings and Checking of attendance.
2. Review
Is anyone here know how to take body measurement?
3. Motivation
Possibility One
1. Materials needed: One set of the same or matching cards.
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2. Give each student in the class one card.
3. Students must walk around giving hints about their card,
either verbal or non-verbal until they find their match.
Possibility Two
1. Materials needed: multiple sets of the same or matching cards.
2. Divide students into groups of 2–3 and give each a set of matching
cards.
3. Students race to match each card with it’s pair.
4. This game can be used:
To warm up.
To get students into pairs or partners.
To review vocabulary or idioms.
To practice minimal pairs.
To practice compound and complex sentence, adjectives, verb
forms, and other grammar items.
B. Presentation
Horizontal Measurements
1. Shoulder width- taken from one shoulder bone tip to the other with the
back shoulder measurement taken as shown below. The front shoulder
measurement is taken similarly at the front.
2. Bust point width- taken as the distance between the tips of the bust.
Vertical Measurements
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1. Front figure- taken from the base of the neck to the waistline, passing
over the fullest part of the bust.
2. Back figure- taken from the base of the neck to waistline, passing over
the fullest part of the back.
3. Bust point height- taken from the base of the neck to the tip of the
bust, or from the waistline to the tip of the bust.
4. Shirt length- taken from the base of the neck to the desired length of
the shirt.
5. Sleeve length- taken from the tip of the shoulder to the desired length
of the sleeve.
Circumferential Measurements
1. Bust line- taken around the front and across the back over the fullest
part of the bust.
3. Hipline- taken around the fullest part of the abdomen across the
buttocks.
6. Wrist- taken around the wrist just below the knuckles of the hand.
7. Crotch- taken from the seam below the waistband down to the top
level of a 30-cm ruler placed under the crotch.
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1. Take measurements for a dress, blouse or pajamas over smooth-fitting
undergarments with the dress removed or with minimal outer
garments.
5. Request the person whose body measurements are being taken to stand
straight. Bend or stoop as necessary when taking measurements.
6. Use the same tape measure for taking body measurements (in
centimetres) and drafting foundation patterns.
7. Remember to keep the tape measure snug and not too tight, especially
when taking circumferential measurements.
8. Locate first the armscye and the neckline, and then mark these on the
person being measured.
10. Use the armscye line marks to locate the chest width and the back
width.
C. Application
D. Evaluation
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E. Agreement
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