2. Two Trays, one for each head.
3. Two felt covered paper plates resembling faces; on one, yarn of two colors for hair, on the other, yarn of three colors for hair. barrettes and containers
2. Grasping
2. Show where work is located.
3. Name the work. "This is braiding."
4. Get a rug.
5. Carry the tray to the rug and place it on the center of the rug.
6. Invite the child to sit on your sub-dominate side.
8. Pick up the yarn on the left in the left hand.
9. Pick up the yarn on the right in the right hand.
10. Cross the right hand, over the left hand.
11. Release yarn.
12. Repeat steps 8 through 11 until you come to the bottom of the yarn.
13. Hold braid with left hand.
14. With right hand, pick up barrette and attach it to the end of the braid.
15. Repeat steps 7 through 14 for the yarn on the other side of the head, or invite the child to do that side.
16. Admire work.
17. Undo barrettes and return to container, unwind yarn braids, left over right.
18. Place yarn hair on tray.
19. Return tray to shelf.
8. Pick up the yarn on the left in your left hand, move this yarn over the center yarn, now this becomes the center yarn.
9. Pick up the yarn on the right with your right hand, move this yarn over the center yarn, now this becomes the center yarn.
10. Repeat steps 0 and 9 until you come to the bottom of the yarn.
11. Hold braid with left hand.
12. With right hand, pick up barrette and attach it to the end of the braid.
13. Repeat steps 7 through 12 for the yarn on the other side of the head, or invite the child to do that side.
14. Admire work.
15. Undo barrettes and return to container, unwind yarn braids, center over left, center over right.
16. Place yarn hair on tray.
17. Return tray to shelf.
2. Pattern of yarn
3. Teacher
4. POINT OF INTEREST:
5. Feeling the yarn
6. Seeing the pattern
7. Barrettes