Students will get six needle felting lessons (30 minutes-1+ hour a week, depending on the animals), as well as an interactive Padlet classroom to ask questions and share art in. I will be teaching students the tools used while needle felting and how to get started on a felting project. We will use animals that are pets as our inspiration for these lessons. I will cover how to set up and store needles, use needles safely, and sketch a template or use one when planning a felting project. 

At the beginning of each week, students will receive video lessons that they can watch while they needle felt. This is a great resource because they can stop and replay videos as needed. The videos will be 30 minutes- an hour-long and I will make the items listed for each week. I will also provide some reference photos for ideas of other items that they could make. In each lesson, I will talk them through the techniques that I am using and how they can do them. 

Projects for a weekly video lesson:
Week 1: Dogs (Shaping wool and using and storing felting tools)
Week 2: Cats (Adding wire for tails details to your piece)
Week 3: Guinea pig, Hamster, or Gerbil (Shaping heads and tiny ears, blending colors)
Week 4: Birds (Adding corners and pointy pieces with pipe cleaner armatures)
Week 5: Fish and Salamanders (Adding Limbs and shaping thicker and thinner pieces)
Week 6:Your Dream Pet- This could be a dragon or a giraffe! (I am going to do a giraffe.)

Students will have access to a class Padlet where they can see images of and like the work of others. All posts need to be approved by me, so only appropriate posts will go up. The Padlet works like a giant bulletin board where students can see their peer's work and get more ideas about what to try on their own. I will also use Google slides to show reference images to look at.

I am skilled at differentiating content for many ages and learning needs in a kind and supportive style. Grades 3-8 are my favorite ages to teach to and learn with. I will have a camera on my hand while I felt, but will also be visible on the screen on and off throughout the lesson for discussion. 

Learners will not need any prior experience, but they will need felting materials. 
-Various colors of wool felting wool (roving wool)
-3 or more barbed felting needles
-A foam pad (A partial chunk of pool noodle works great, about 6-8 inches long and cut in half so it sits flat on the table.) 
There are affordable kits available on Amazon if you are just getting started. There is also wool at Michaels, eBay, and Hobby Lobby.
-Pipe cleaners
- A piece of paper and a pencil. (I will show students how to create templates for different positions and designs.)