Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Lacey and Leslie show us how to tie knots

Edin and Galen.

Edin lives in Room 8...Edin is the one in the Lqallugsusqaq T-shirt. Um? I have no idea what that means...I'll have to ask Edin tomorrow.

Today, these adorable twins' mother, Lacey, and their sweetheart sister, Leslie, came into Room 8 to teach us how to tie knots. Knots are a big part of their life because they fish in Alaska during the summer months.

Room 8 was extremely excited for their turn to learn. Each student is making a small poster with all the knots they're learning to tie.

Before starting centers, (we divided up into 4 centers...each student did 2 centers today, and will do two tomorrow), Lacey gave us a little history of knots and showed us how to make a net. Watch:

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The Knot CenterTile Math CenterMath Paper centerLearning to order decimals center

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow- This was so much fun!!
Room 8 is lucky to have parents that come in and share their skills as well as their time- A big thanks to the Berns family!

Anonymous said...

We are having so much fun showing room 8 how to tie knots. I am very excited to come back and show the rest of the class today! I can't wait to see some of the kids tie the "carrick bend" -- a knot that I don't know how to tie. They are so excited and curious about the mechanics and beauty of knots..what fun. See you soon, Lacey

Anonymous said...

BOWLINE ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TREVOR

Anonymous said...

I am so jealous. Next time I see you Room 8'ers I expect to be taught how to tie these knots. Super neat!