In through the front door
Run around the back
Peek through the window
Out jumps jack.
With that little bit of a learning aid, there are 4 new knitters on the planet. The parent who offered to come in and help taught the 6th graders and I tackled teaching the third graders. Oh how glad I am that I didn't try to teach them to cast on. Mostly it's so easy for them to figure out that they learned in 10 minutes and spent the rest of the time trying to find the best position for their hands. I'll have to remember to bring the camera next week.
MM wanted to learn so that she could do something her grandma couldn't. CC wanted to learn because she's a perfectionist and she can do everything. Only once she got going, she started enjoying it. AA (one of the 3rd graders) plowed along trying to get a word in now and again with moderate success. DD -who's capacity for learning had me a little worried- picked it right up and was less likely to put the rh needle in the wrong door than others. There really couldn't have been a sweeter thing than her wrapping some yarn and singing "Scotland's Burning."
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