The school district I work for is the 20th largest district in the state. There are approximately 1200 students K -8. We are in three separate buildings and the primary, intermediate and middle school teachers seldom see each other. For the last four Tuesdays a delightful assortment of eight teachers have been meeting in my room for a math/knitting class. My student/teachers have been so enthusiastic! They have spent time learning to knit and using that skill to practice: skip count, estimate, average, find area and perimeter, patterning, mass, and figure cost of a project. They've learned so much and we've had a great time... It's been a great reminder to us -"This is such a good lesson. I think I feel just like the kids when they learn a new skill and are having to work through their frustrations and then persevering until they succeed." Great application - "I can't even count and keep the number of stitches I need on the needle!" A new ap...
And Her Never Ending knitting