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Book MakingOne of the activities that Caleb and his friends participated in was book making. Last week the focus was on binding book with hand sewing. Today we extended the experience by adding a wider variety of papers and using machine sewing to bind our books. It was the first time that Elena used the sewing machine in our group. Tegan and Lily chose to add to their existing books by using the machine to sew in new papers. One of today's sewing lessons was patience as we needed to replace a needle and thread a bobbin at one point! In the books, children used collage, printing, and drawing, and watercolors to fill in the pages. Will began making his book into an alphabet book, carefully painting one letter on each page. Other children included hearts, interesting people, rainbows, and bright color patterns on the pages. We can't wait to display some of these beautiful treasures in the hallway. Tommy and Hugh spent most of their day with building materials. Throughout the afternoon, almost every other classmate stopped by to work with them. From the beginning, the children determined that the building was a hotel. Several features were added, including a leaning tower, a pathway, a telescope, and a parkour room! When construction was nearly completed, the group agreed that hotel should be called "The Awesome V Hotel." As mentioned at the beginning of this entry, there were other experiences as well. Lily and Lou Lou rolled more paper beads. Lily incorporated a few of her paper beads in a big hand sewing project that she's working on. Will also stated hand sewing, using his favorite colors, blue and green. Lou Lou had the chance to glaze some clay she made last week. There was also time for a funny story, "Naughty Mabel."
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Book-Binding HighlightsSam made two books in one day as he really wanted the option of having a book both at school and home. The children chose how many pages to include in their books and Hugh declared, "I'm going to do an eight-er." Several of the children worked within their hand-bound books, writing or drawing stories and trying out the use of multimedia on the pages of their books. James sewed with embroidery floss on one page and Lily asked to watercolor in her book after placing down pieces of washi tape. While folding folios to bind into a book, Will said, "Did you know you could make a city our of art? Like you can roll paper to make grass." Outside, James, Hugh, Will, and Sam had the usual construction site with an added "concrete grate." Lily and Tommy pretended they were a mama and baby tiger. Along with the other children, they traveled to South America and then Kenya by boat. Back to Books and Beads!Children were back to work on their books and beads today. Tommy created his book, carefully implementing each step. He started filling it in with a story about Bob and Ferb. Other children added to their books. Tomorrow, we will introduce some different papers to the book-making process. When it came to bead making, everyone was interested in clay bead today. Maisie and Tegan worked on some round beads that used both read and white clay. The bead makers also noticed that different styles of beads require different skills. Tegan said, "It's hard to make the circle ones." (She's right!) In both bead and book making, we have noticed that children are persistent! They keep trying and implement new strategies until they find success. Children also communicated and collaborated throughout the day. They were interested in making sweet messages for each other, and included several "Xs and Os" in their work. They were delighted to see how happy these messages made the recipients. Although it was chilly outside, everyone had a great time helping their friends on the swing and inventing giggle-inducing games for the slide. The week has gone by quickly and we are looking forward to Friday fun! Workshop Projections
Bead-Making and Book-BindingIn order to prepare for our upcoming beading workshop, the children made both paper and clay beads today. While they molded the clay beads, some of the children named the types they were making such as "snake," "ball," "door," and "tea pot." Some of these names showed the children's understanding with various clay techniques while others were either a literal representation or fun expression of creativity. We began dreaming up the different types of beads we could make. At the book-binding table, children learned some basic hand-binding skills: folding papers in half and then stacking them together to create a signature, using a bone folder to get a crisp fold, making holes through the crease of the signatures with an awl, and threading through the holes to bind the pages into a book. Elena and Tegan worked in the books they had made yesterday including stitching a cover onto their books. Louise and Grace worked on their books as well once they had finished binding them together. Tegan wanted to make a second book and, while waiting for her thread color of choice, figured out how to thread a needle! She even set up some extra needles for future sewing. All in all, we had a wonderful afternoon of creating together, including talks of winter break and the brief spotting of a snow!!
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January Projections: Book MakingIt's a new year and a great time for new ideas. As a faculty, we have been working on making projections of work and making them visible in the school. Here's a look at what's in store for January. Jessica is a talented book maker and we decided to share her expertise with the children. It also fits nicely with our sewing experiences, as possible strategies for binding books include hand and machine sewing. Before we got started, Jessica brought in some example of books she had made. Children were very respectful and they carefully handled and examined these treasures. Children were very enthusiastic about the process. They carefully folded the pages, used a tool to poke holes, and stitched the binding. Although one classmate proclaimed, "This is impossible," everyone who began book making finished the process. Some children began adding illustrations to their pages. It's exciting to have a book that can included anything that you want! Lily, Hugh, and Tommy worked on a book as well. They returned to the "Main Street City" work that was started this fall. Some time was spent organizing the pages and understanding the story line. The children then collaborated to create two new pages. Up to this point, the story featured a lot of vehicles. While vehicles were still a part of today's work, there was also a unicorn in a museum. Another New Idea: Bead MakingThis fall, it sometimes seemed as if Kids' Workshop was a Sewing Workshop. Before Winter Break, we asked the children what other experiences, or workshops, they were interested in pursuing. Their answers are found in the image above. Over the coming months, you will see how these ideas are woven into the monthly work projections. We thought we could have interesting connections between our previous sewing work and the use of beads. Even before lunch today, children got to work making paper beads. This was also challenging at first, but over time children became more successful. Lily was thrilled to have made a total of 13 beads in just one day. Opportunities to make beads with both paper and clay (and possibly other materials) will continue this week. |
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