These days, we are often interested in the quick version of self portraits called selfies, but these preprimary New School Montessori students are going “old school” by hand stitching their self portraits. This kind of meticulous work: selecting thread to match their features, threading the needle and directing it through the fabric at the correct spot – all require significant amounts of patience, concentration and hand-eye coordination. Expanding these powers and planning out the steps of their process are all skills that transfer to many other areas of their work as students. Plus, they are having so much fun!
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