March 02nd, 2021

We started sewing!

This week we engaged with a new area in our classroom - our sewing corner. A larger documentation board above highlights the parent's work from our virtual parent meeting in January and the materials we will be working with during our introduction to sewing, such as fabric, thread or embroidery floss, embroidery hoops ("sewing hoops" - Remy) and needles. The children also recognized their own or friends' symbols that parents had embroidered onto pieces of fabric. 
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Cate: Sam, I see my mom up there! (noticing a photo of her mom threading needles - THANK YOU, Melissa!)
Sam: What do you see mom doing?
Cate: Sewing.

Luke: That my symbol!

Hugh: It's very new and clean in here. (looking around the room and noticing the rearrangements we had made in the classroom)

What materials are on this board?
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Finlay: Fabric
Luke: Star
Bea: Christmas Tree

​Children explored threading needles  and how to sew different materials onto their hoops. Pushing the blunt needles through the fabric requires precision, fine motor skills, and strength. By repeatedly sewing the needle back and forth through the fabric they attached other items, such as beads or pieces of fabric, to their designs. We learned how to start a project (by securing the thread with a knot at the end) and how to end a stitch. For that we have to slide the needle under an existing stitch and pull it through to create a loop with the thread. Remember, to not pull it tight just then! We then have to pass the needle through the loop and pull the needle tight to close the loop and make a knot. To finish it up we use scissors to cut the thread off right above the knot. 

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"It's like, they're for doing that, it's tickling the door (jiggling the keys). The money is for the store. And it's like, it's kinda like a exercise. That's kinda like for exercising. (pulling stitched on opposite sides) 
- Remy
​Started Monday and continued Tuesday

​Bea's sewing project from Monday 

Finlay sewed "a shield" for which he used strung up purple beads to create a handle.

He then added "lasers" by sewing on different materials across his shield on both sides. 

​Cate's sewing project from Monday. She was very interested in adding other pieces of fabric and trying to secure it to her piece with multiple stitches.

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Morning Meeting with Saul
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During Morning Meeting we spent some time with Saul to share some of our interest and projects we are currently working on. 

Saul started by sharing some of his cars.

"I found a nice new racing car that I really like. It's from Michael. Thank you."  - Saul (showing us a car he had gotten from Michael in a little package we sent him with our valentine's messages.)

Especially Finlay was excited to see him share some of his legos with us.
"I have legos, too!" - Finlay 

We wanted to share about our dragon project with him by showing him a book he also read in the virtual classroom with Elyse.

Hugh: Do you recognize this?
​(Hugh showing him the book)
Saul: It's dragon dragon have you seen!


After we read the book together we also had a few questions for him.

Saul: Dragons are amazing!
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​Hugh: What color can a dragon be?

Jade: And where does it sleep?

Saul: Yellow!

We enjoyed the exchange of ideas and interests with Saul and are looking forward to seeing him again soon.
Saul, thank you for joining us this morning!