Making Clothes!
12/14/2019
This week, students investigated where clothes come from and how they are made. They were introduced to new vocabulary including fabric, thread, sewing, crocheting, and knitting. Mrs. Smith, an Early Kindergarten teacher at PNA shared her talent with our Orca Class. She talked about the different fabrics used to make certain items of clothing. Mrs. Smith brought in samples of cotton, polyester, and wool for students to explore. As the students passed the fabrics around, she displayed beautiful hats and scarves that she had knitted. She also gave a wonderful demonstration of how to crochet. The students were fascinated to see how certain hooks can make different patterns and designs. After Mrs. Smith's demonstration, the students laced paper socks. They used their creativity to decorate the sock and mimicked the action of sewing as they inserted the tip of the yarn into the holes. Lacing has numerous benefits. This activity promotes hand-eye coordination and helps develop the pincer grip. The pincer grip is the ability to hold an object between the thumb and index finger. It is considered to be an essential fine motor skill and is an important skills for handwriting. For some, the most challenging part of this activity was being patient. The yarn would sometimes get tangled making it difficult to lace. Despite this challenge, our Orcas practiced patience and perseverance to successfully lace their sock. One of the math objectives for preschool is for students to develop a basic understanding of numbers and counting. In EK, children begin to work with numbers, count objects, and associate numbers with how many things are in a group. During Math Centers, students were given a number and were instructed to clip clothespins to the bottom of a hanger. This activity helped develop number recognition, one to one correspondence and fine motor skills. We also played a math game inspired by the story “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons” by Eric Litwin. In this game, students rolled a dice, counted the dots and counted out the corresponding number of buttons. They played until their shirt was covered with buttons. In our Literacy Center, students practiced handwriting and played several letter matching games. In these games, they practiced letter recognition and matched uppercase to lowercase letters. Students were encouraged to say the sound of each letter while playing. We had a fun filled week in the EK class learning about clothes. Next week, we will conclude our clothes study by exploring the different types of clothes and fabrics worn around the world!
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