Our Grade One and Two students have been looking at wool. From raw wool, which they thought smelled terrible, to soft, washed and colourfully dyed Merino wool tops, we explored, looked and played. When we began to create a ball we found that the wool stuck together naturally. But, to make it stronger, we wound and tied it with lots of threads before adding a smaller ball for the head then sticks for legs, joggle eyes and felt ears. Finally very individual sheep appeared and today they went home with the children to greener pastures. This is Alexander’s sheep who, through the power of the Internet, is now setting out to travel around the World.
I was born in Bendigio, Victoria, Australia and attended a 13 student Rural School, Muskerry East Primary. I was a boarder at Girton CEGGS in Bendigo for my seconday Schooling.I trained at Bendigo and Coburg Teachers Colleges before beginning teaching in Melbourne in 1975. I taught a variety of Primary classes before beginning Art teaching in 1986. I am currently in my 26th year of teaching Visual Arts and my 24th year at Taylors Lakes Primary School which is in outer north-west Melbourne, Australia. I am married with three children and outside teaching am a keen member of Rotary International. Besides my passion for Art I have keen interests in photography, travel and in Learning Technologies.
August 15, 2011 at 1:48 am
That’s a VERY cute sheep that you have made Alexander!! It’s great how the wool can stick together and not fall apart! Amazing work. Keep it up!
– Jennifer Nguyen
August 16, 2011 at 9:43 pm
What a cute sheep you have made Alexander!
August 17, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Great work Grades 1s and 2s.
August 17, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Wow!! I think the Grade 1′s and 2′s did a great job at making sheep.
August 22, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Wow guys, keep it up. I reckon you’re doing a better job than Year 7′s. See you soon. Keep up the good work.
August 26, 2011 at 11:27 am
WoW, Grade 1S and 2s made those sheep! Keep up the great work.0
August 26, 2011 at 9:22 pm
Thank you for your Blog Comment Polly. I will show the Grade Ones next Thursday. They are hard workers and have enjoyed making creatures from Wool. You might like to try their Wool Quiz on one of the new Grade 1 Pages. I made it using Quiz Revolution.
Many Thanks again for your comment. I will add your name to the Comment Competition.
Best Wishes from Mrs Osborn.
September 11, 2011 at 12:32 pm
I’m impressed that you can make something so cute out of wool.
September 13, 2011 at 3:06 am
The grade one and two students are great workers and very creative. They were also very interested in my shearing photos and Wool Quiz. Tomorrow I hope to travel back to the farm to take some more photos and video of the shearing.