Subi Primary- Year 4s Tanya & Jennie

Human Knot 

We split into two teams, each reaching into the middle of the circle and grabbing two hands from two different people. Then collectively needing to untangle, there were a lot of unders and overs and turning and returning. 

Woven Underwater Creatures. 

We looked at the remarkable nature of the craftsmanship needed to create a piece of clothing. Looking at a shirt, zooming in to then the weaving technique, to then the thread, to then the fibres. We then talked about how each of them is a fibre/ thread that makes the fabric of their classroom the way it is. Their curiosities, their questions, their interests, how they treat each other, all in all makes their collective fabric. 

Tennis rackets were then introduced as the looms and the kids were challenged to use them to create underwater imaginary creatures, featuring woven fabrics through the holes. 

We didn’t quite get to the reflections, but I was going to ask them to think of themselves as a fibre woven into their classroom fabric, and list the strengths, colours and textures that they think they bring to the class. 

They were doing a great job in problem solving, and with a bit of encouragement they continued to make their own decisions and choices in what this creation would look like and be. We were both discussing how we need to keep ourselves in check to not just give them the dopamine kick of a compliment, but encourage them to observe their own efforts not look for that external gratification as the only means to measuring somethings value. 

They are very curious and excited by the market stall and door stop creations. 

NEXT WEEK;

Family members have been invited to help us in the sewing and creation of these doorstops. 

An advertisement in the newsletter went out for volunteers for next week, looking forward to hopefully having some grandmothers to help us!