A Stitch In Time
American History Grades 4 - 8
Wear your team colors proudly in this chronological look back at history through the button hole of a baseball jersey.  Using textiles and clothing styles, students will learn about many social and technological changes since the early 1900's.  Here is an exciting unit that connects each decade of the last century by highlighting major milestones as reflected in the ever-evolving baseball uniform.  From benchmarks to the batter's box, fashion trends lead the way to a dyed-in-the-wool study of how the fabric of American society has changed one stitch at a time.

 

Objectives – in completing this lesson, students will: A.   Examine and observe the evolution of baseball uniforms in the 20th century. B.   Analyze the changes in the baseball uniform and identify historical benchmarks that coincide with these changes. C. Understand, through dialogue and discussion, how the evolution of baseball uniforms relate to advances in transportation, technology, communication and significant historical events such as World Wars, the Great Depression and the Space Age.

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