Students Rebuild Literacy Challenge

Expressions 8th grade students took on the students rebuild literacy challenge this week in class.  For every bookmark made by a student, the Bezos Family Foundation will donate $1 to Save the Children Literacy Boost Program in Latin America.  

We learned how to make corner bookmarks, tassel bookmarks and origami bookmarks.  Over the course of four days our hard working students made a total of 2,653 bookmarks! 

How to make a corner bookmark

8th grade students are making bookmarks for student rebuild. Each day Mrs. Shane and I are teaching a new bookmark technique. Day 1 consisted of students making corner bookmarks using this tutorial. Over the course of 1 day students make over 300 bookmarks! The next bookmark with be a braider tassel bookmark. Go 8th grade students!

Blankets beginning to take form!

Our hard work and dedication to knitting is beginning to payoff as strips are being weaved together and blankets are taking form.  Great work 8th graders!  Once the border is added the blankets will be sent off to Project Linus.  

How to wrap block letter with newspaper

The 7th grade students are finalizing construction of their block letters using newspaper wrapping techniques from this video.

Macy's Believe Campaign

This is an easy way to get charitable this season! Check out this screencast and learn how writing a letter to Santa can raise money for the make a Wish Foundation. BELIEVE!

Knitting with eyes closed!

Knitting is going great in the Expressions room!  Most students are half way towards their 50" knitted strip of yarn.  These individual strips will be woven together (a true collaborative project) to form stadium sized blankets that we will donate to Project Linus.

Some students have taken off with their knitting and are on their third or fourth 50" knitted strip.  A few select students are so good they can knit with their eyes closed!