April 15th, 2021

It's coming together...

Today we explored and took a closer look at the individual pieces of our dragon costume. We are currently in the process of adding the hand-sewn scales to the fabric and have previously chosen the colors for our costume but haven't decided on a specific color order yet. During morning meeting, we (re-)arranged pieces of paper in representation for the large pieces of fabric that will serve as the body of our costume and decided on the following order:
RED (the head), BLUE, PURPLE, GREEN, BLACK, ORANGE and YELLOW for the tail.

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Bright in the front and then black and then bright in the tail. - Wilder
I think Louise (Frannie's sister) is going to like this! - Cape

.After we decided on a color order, Finlay asked the question "But when is it gonna be done?"
Together, we thought about what would still need to get done before the costume is finished.

A head! - Hugh
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More sewing for those two.
(pointing to the two pieces of fabric that were without added scales) - Wilder

So this morning we focused on hand sewing additional scales for our dragon costume and other sewing projects...
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Frannie's scale

Bea's scales - in addition to sewing she also used markers on her scale to add color

Cape's scale - "I string on all the fabric."

Wilder's scale (left) and machine sewing (right). He first sewed on the fabric and then added it to card stock.

Michael's machine sewing, experimenting with different stitch settings

Finlay's sewing exploration today included his lovey Coon Coon. Finlay added a number of buttons to Coon Coon's belly. After each button he would hold him up and pretend to be Coon Coon's voice by making high pitch sounds. "That means hims happy." (Finlay)

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Wilder, Michael and Hugh also explored a few new materials, such as nuts, bolts, hooks and washers, in our construction area. Many of the Brown Room children have recently shown an increased interest in machinery and tools.

These materials provide opportunity for a variety of exploration (e.g. size, shape, weight, functionality, movement) and promotes critical thinking. 

Wilder's loose part creation