What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hoursAssessment
Everyone should be able to successfully finger knit by the end of classClass Experience
This is such a great, basic skill that can really set up students for success in other textile-based activities. Ideal for a long car ride, this project requires minimal supplies and almost no clean up. Grab your yarn, and you are ready to knit! We are going to enhance our fine motor skills while making bracelets, belts, scarves, necklaces, scrunchies; artist’s choice! Recommended for beginners, but intermediate finger knitters can take it a few steps further by combining pieces and creating little rugs or coasters. This is a repetitive activity that requires a little bit of patience. As mentioned below, making the initial knot, and starting the sequence may take some grown up assistance. After that, students will soar!
Learning Goals
Fine motor skills, planning ahead, and coordination all benefit from this activity. Participants will have their choice of finished product, including but not limited to: belts, necklaces, bracelets, headbands, scrunchies, small rugs, coasters, desktop pencil holders, etc.,
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Parental guidance is required for the use of scissors. One small snip at the end is the only time they will be used. Learners may need some assistance making the initial knot, and getting started with the weaving technique.
Supply List
For this class you will need: at least one color of yarn, scissors for the single cut at the finish (with grown up assistance!) Additional colors are welcome and optional! Pro tip: the fluffier the yarn, the fluffier the stitches.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
New York Teaching Certificate
New York Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Hello, Art enthusiasts! I am a multi-disciplinary artist working in New York City. As a teaching artist, I have been working in Public school in-school residency programs for the past nineteen years(!)...most recently with a concentration in Visual Arts. Many of these partnerships involved very direct coordination with students’ academic teachers, so that the Art projects enriched comprehension. I prioritize recyclable materials, and their environmental importance. I have extensions experience with literacy, and STEM-based residencies, in particular.
Over the past few years I have worked with every age, from early childhood to high school. I have seen first hand, how the affects of arts education through residency partnerships transform and enhance students’ lives. I am often very inspired by the creativity and commitment young students bring to these projects. In addition to Visual Art, I teach music composition, ‘Cello, and Guitar.
I am an alumna of the Juilliard School and the Teaching Artist Project. My supporting teacher experience at the Rudolph Steiner School in Manhattan combines Waldorf ideology with these other skills. I am on the NYC DOE substitute teacher roster. This mixture of public and private practice has prepared me to serve students from a wide range of backgrounds.
I try to incorporate physical balance into art making, often a skill that is considered “inactive”. Over the past two years my mindful Art workshops have been requested by public schools and administrative teams across NYC. I have worked extensively with groups and individuals on the spectrum, and as a Visual Art Consultant for students dealing with trauma.
I am a 2020 Legacy Arts Project recipient, and recently received the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable Teaching Artist Grant.
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Live One-Time Class
$16
per classMeets once
50 min
Completed by 117 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-10
3-12 learners per class