this week at our school

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Lesson plan for 3rd grade crochet

Many specialty teachers do not know how to make a lesson plan.  Here is an example of a third grade crochet class.

Third Grade crocheting a soap bag  

OBJECTIVE
Students will: 

• ·         Learn to single  crochet
• ·         Learn to make a soap bag

MATERIALS

• ·         Handwork bag
• ·         Crochet hook
• ·         Cotton yarn
• ·         Scissors
• ·         Oatmeal soap

SET UP AND PREPARE
All handwork bags should be on chairs. 

DIRECTIONS

• ·         Say the crochet verse for the students

·         Under the bridge of two
Catch the fish and bring it through
Under the yarn for another one
Through the loops, and then you’re done!

• ·         Ask students to crochet chain of 15 stitches

• ·         Then they go back long the first row (this row is only under the bridge of 1)

• ·         At the end of the row they don’t turn around and go back, instead they crochet along the bottom of their work as if they were turning the corner of a race track (still crocheting under the bridge of 1)

• ·         At the end of that row, the verse is very important for Under the Bridge of Two

• ·         Students will continue to single crochet round and round like on a race track till their bag pulls up enough to hold a bar of oatmeal soap

• ·         Students can either crochet it closed or leave it open to exchange soap when done.

• ·         Crochet a chain for a loop to hang the soap bag

SUPPORTING ALL LEARNERS
Walk around room to answer any questions that the students might have.

LESSON EXTENSION

Let them take home their soap bags home .

ASSESS STUDENTS
Observe students as they work. Make a note of those students who are talking too much and not working

ASSIGNMENTS -0
EVALUATE THE LESSON

1        Did students listen to the story  2, Did they listen to instructions if not why? 3. Were they quiet and respectful?  4. Were they able to make a soap bag? 5. Did they have to come see you after the lesson for makeup work?

Lesson plans for Handwork

Third Grade Spinning with Rocks  

OBJECTIVE
Students will: 

1.  Spin with Roving and River Rocks

MATERIALS

·         Small river rocks pre prepped for class

·         Roving

·         Extra rocks in case some come apart.

SET UP AND PREPARE
All handwork bags should be on chairs. 

All rocks are made into drop spindles before class

Roving is separated before hand

DIRECTIONS

• 1.      Pass out rocks
• 2.      Talk about spinning and ply
• 3.      Have the students spin with you
• 4.      Show them how to change roving
• 5.      To end, show them how to make a twisty twirl for a bracelet

SUPPORTING ALL LEARNERS
Walk around room to answer any questions that the students might have.

LESSON EXTENSION

Let them take home their spinning rocks .

ASSESS STUDENTS
Observe students as they work. Make a note of those students who are talking too much and not working

ASSIGNMENTS -0
EVALUATE THE LESSON

1. Did students listen to the story  2, Did they listen to instructions if not why? 3. Were they quiet and respectful?  4. Were they able to make a twisty twirl?

Dowels for knitting needles

It is sad to say but by supplier for dowels is not making dowels for medical health  reasons. Dowels on demand has made the best exotic dowels for me for 3 years now.


So I have been hunting for a new supplier. I found this site
http://www.americanwoodcrafterssupply.com/wooden-products/dowels.htm#Dowels

and they have cool knobs for the ends

http://www.americanwoodcrafterssupply.com/product_category.htm

good price.
I will tell you how I like the needles

Here is a chart for sizing needles

http://www.fibergypsy.com/common/needles.shtml

This year I am ordering 1/4 in needles for the 1st grade

Final part of my Handwork Training

Here is a small window into my final week at the Fiber craft studio

A wonderfully full week!   Thank you Three Fold learning center, Green Meadow Waldorf School,. Sunbridge and the Fiber craft Studio for such a wonderful four years of training!

we displayed a very small amount of our work for the graduation.

I was the student speaker in the graduation. Imagine that!

etsy pics for the day

I was surfing etsy and came across these beautiful pics

i want to make this with my 8th grade
http://www.etsy.com/shop/katwise?ref=seller_info

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/70007042/spring-gnome-bud?ref=sr_gallery_35&ga_search_query=gnome&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade

I want to make this for the winter fair



http://www.etsy.com/listing/70022785/mini-totoro-and-soot-sprite?ref=sr_gallery_39&ga_ref=auto&ga_search_query=stuffed+animal&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade

I want to make this for my 5th graders....so cute!

graduating

This is it!  this is my last time going to Subridge......4 years of Handwork Applied Arts teacher training.

Yipppppeeeee!!!! allllllll done!

Pat pat pat,.....I'm patting my back.





See you all when I get back

waldorfhub

there is a new waldorf chat forum called waldorf Hub
 check it out

http://waldorfhub.com/groups

High School Biology chalk board drawing

I did this drawing this week.  I will try and take more pictures of my drawings as I do them. 

our Waldrof school

5th grade socks and 10th grade FIne Arts

Our last day of 5th grade Handwork next week  the kids will wear their socks, drink Hot coco and play monopoly

  My 10th grade is doing great in their Fine Arts class. So happy with their progress in Acrylic art Media

updates

My semester is coming to an end so I have a little time to put up an update


All the children in the 5th grade advanced knitting group finished their socks 2 weeks prior to the end of school.
All 7th graders finished their slippers 3 weeks prior to the end of school

The 6th grade tunics hogged way too much time from the handwork curriculum that I had already set in motion. not all will finish their marionettes and we will not be able to put on a show.


This sunset picture is from my Kitchen window.....beautiful! It almost looks like a tacky poster from the 80's

 

for the 5th grade Inida block we did Henna on everyone

8th grade making PJ bottoms

The Handwork teacher's guide ...From Steiner and Hauck

Here it is...for free :)

http://www.waldorflibrary.org/Journal_Articles/Handwork.pdf

Yoga in Yardly PA

Here is My Favorite place to go to Yoga Classes and get Chiropractic in Yardly PA.

http://www.khalsahealing.com/

You all should see this. Story of stuff

first grade

My first graders classroom. She is so happy!!!! I love it!