With Mrs. Dunn, an experienced Waldorf Hand-work Teacher and home-schooling Mom.

 - Knitting supports Learning -

Knitting, crocheting, and other needlecrafts are quiet, centering activities that stimulate creativity and develop fine motor skills.

Making something beautiful from start to finish gives a sense of accomplishment along with a tangible result that can be treasured.

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	Knitting to Learn is an approved vendor for  • Sky Mountain Charter School       • Eagle's Peak Charter School       Approval is pending for  Mountain Peak Charter School.
	Pricing available for individual students or groups. Please call for information.

Lenore Dunn
Handwork Teacher

Lake Forest, CA 92630
949-212-6101
lenore.dunn@gmail.com

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www.knittingtolearn.com

KNITTING

Children use soft, bulky wool yarn in a rainbow of colors and thick wooden needles that are easy for small fingers to grasp. Counting stitches and rows helps develop number sense and encourages concentration. Advanced projects include socks, hats, and mittens.

CROCHET

Continues to engage both hands, now with the dominant hand holding the hook. The children build on the linear form of knitting and go on to make circular and other geometric forms. While crocheting, the number patterns that create the shapes are experienced in a hands-on way, and a visual foundation is laid for later work in geometry.

“... when we are born our brain has billions of active neural passageways. These passageways have a correlation with our ability to think when we reach adolescence, if they are correctly exercised during the early and middle childhood years. We keep them active through the use of our hands.”

- Science teacher

CROSS-STITCH

Working with needle and embroidery thread, children use cross-stitches to create colorful canvases, which can become pillows or pouches. Making small, even stitches and symmetrical patterns continues to develop fine motor skills, pattern recognition, and concentration. Creating and finishing symmetrical designs supports understanding of the math concepts in x-y graphing.

“Knitting helps students with …spatial relationships, pattern recognition and sequencing”

- Math/science teacher

“Making things on their own when children are young develops powers of invention and creative thinking which, if continued, will increase as they mature.”

- Master Handwork Teacher

“It was a pleasure and inspiration to work with Lenore; she was a skillful, dedicated, and insightful instructor for children of all ages.”

      - Charter School Classroom Teacher