This past week, I finished teaching the six-week basket-making class with the Juniata Christian Homeschool Co-Op students!
I wasn't sure what it would be like, since I had never taught young kids before, but despite a few challenges, I enjoyed it immensely!
The kids ranged in age from 11-17, and I do believe I was the luckiest teacher there, because they were all so friendly and polite and funny and interesting!
Here they are in action:
The whole group of seven!
Ellie and Mary....
Shane and Reagan....
Ellie, Mary, Gabby, and Marybeth...
And Elizabeth.....
After the last class, there was a closing program where all the classes showed off their handiwork.
Here are all the beautiful baskets my class made...I am so proud of them!
Another class learned how to grow plants...
Yet another class learned String Art...
There was an arts and crafts class...
And one class built a to-scale model of Noah's Ark!
They used the instructions from the Bible....I never knew the Ark looked more like a barge than a boat!
It's three stories high, and can be taken apart to view all the living quarters and animal stalls.
Amazing!
There was also a drama class, a Pennsylvania History Class, and a Civil War class. The Civil War class set up a model of a Civil War Camp outside! (sorry, I didn't get any photos!)
These kids all worked very hard, and from what I could tell, they truly enjoyed it and all did a fantastic job in whatever class they took!
I hope they ask me back next year!
Oh Julie how neat. Not only were you a lucky instructor, they were some lucky kids to have you. I remember doing string art when I was about 12 years old. It is one of my few art projects I remember doing as a child.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Nancy