Today in the sewing area we had a discussion about why we sew?
“ it makes stitches”
“”It’s fun”
“My mum sews”
We looked to see if anyone had buttons on their clothes
“I have a button on my jeans”
“My cardigan has buttons”
“My jacket has buttons”
We looked at the seam on our clothes and could see the stitches that had been made.
“ I can see lots on my leggings”
“They’re on my sleeve”
”look at my shoes”
We talked about sewing is a process of using a needle and thread to connect pieces of fabric or attach something like a button to a fabric surface. It’s a practical skill used to make or repair.
It was then our turn to have a go, some of the children chose and attached the buttons to the fabric.
“That was very hard”
“The little needle is very jaggy”
“ the eye of the needle is so small”
“I done it, it’s together”
A few of the other children chose to sew bits of material together we made holes with the punch and then used the needle and thread to attach the fabrics together using our hand and eye coordination and lots of concentration.
“Look at mine is so colourful”
“Mine is together”
That’s so cool”
“Can we make some clothes for the puppet?”
The children had great listening and communication skills took turns and were able to follow my instructions. Good job everyone 😁
