Thursday, March 12, 2009

learning to use your hands


It is a joy to begin sharing one of my own passions with my youngest offspring. 

I can't help but watch him work and know how good this is for him. 
Pulling this needle helps him strengthen his fine motor skills, develop dexterity, and broaden his understanding of spatial relationships and patterns. 

It strengthens his connections to his family and the roots of his ancestry. 
His creations become a part of this household, 
and he becomes a part of a tradition that values working with one's hands.


Peaceful. Beautiful. Gratitude.


3 comments:

Carol said...

VERY SWEET!!!!

beth from still life pond said...

This is so wonderful Shannon. You are nurturing an artist. That look of concentration on his face is great.

Chaos and love said...

all your words are sooo true. Yet, I'll I think of is awwwwwww, he is sooo darn cute!lol

Bookshelf

Shannon's currently-reading book montage

The Complete Poems
Collected Poems
Kenya: Between Hope and Despair, 1963-2011
Anti-Bias Education for young children and ourselves
I Laugh So I Won't cry: kenya's Women Tell the Stories of Their Lives
How to Be Compassionate: a Handbook for Creating Inner Peace and a Happier World
Children
The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach Advanced Reflections
The Secret Garden


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Shannon's read-in-2012 book montage

Rethinking Early Childhood Education
Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children
Safari Animals
Young Children Reinvent Arithmetic: Implications of Piaget's theory (early childhood education series
Total Learning: Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child
Clinical Supervision and Teacher Development


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