Inspiring Plasticine Sculpting

Perhaps this is how the author Barbara Reid started.

Or the artist, film maker Nick Park.

Maybe this was how James May began to consider his plasticine garden. 

     

Tiny characters being designed to tell familiar stories and rhymes.

Or becoming characters in new stories to be shared with friends.

 

Recreating a scene from a cherished book.

 

Telling stories while creating stories.

The learning of friendship.

         

Connecting to their world. 

Connecting to each other.

   

 

The language of sculpting.

The language of learning.

    

Arctic worlds emerge.

 

And transform into Santa's workshop.

 

Today's creators, story tellers, sculptors, artists...

       

       

Tomorrows award winning authors, film makers, artists, sculptors, inventors, builders...

 

 

Finger knitting

"I'll get some pillows."

"Oh I could just finger knit all day long!"

~ Danica ~

Having made themselves quite comfortable, Danica and Leah relaxed into the calmness of finger knitting. It's rhythmic pattern became automatic for them

 while they chatted and giggled as friends do.

Many of the children had been intrigued with Cat's Cradle and 

how the yarn would run through their fingers.

They enjoyed manipulating the string and making designs. 

Mrs. Brent decided to show them another way to play with yarn.

 

 The only things you need for finger knitting are yarn and fingers 

and a pair of scissors for a snip at the end.

When you click on the link, you'll see how we get started.

Lewam is getting things started.

Over Under Over

Around the pinky

Over Under Over

Bottom over top and off

Repeat

Alex has been working her finger knitting and has decided it's long enough...

...for a headband!

Miss Garrett, the student educator is just learning also. 

She watches Addison to see how it's done.

Abigail gives it a try on her own.

Over Under Over

Around the pinky

Over Under Over

Bottom over top

Sometimes the yarn just gets mixed up...but that's okay.

That's what makes each child's piece just right!

Emmy has made a piece that is almost as tall as she is.

 

Oh and by the way, do we like that when children are finger knitting they are also 

patterning

 socializing  

 learning by teaching  

following steps

developing fine motor control 

using trial and error to self-learn?

You betcha!

A Moment In Time

As the children play and learn throughout the year, they begin to understand so much about themselves. They are drawn to activities that make sense to them. These activities often reveal to a child ideas about what they know and what they want to know. 

 

Enjoy these moments in time and spot the self-discovery!