Explain How To Support Children To Make Their Own Decision Making

The more children are able to make their own decisions in their activities and plays, the more engaged they will be in the creative process. As educators, first, for sewing activities, we need to give children space to make their own decisions and provide encouragement as needed along the way for their creativity. Children who feel confident usually take sewing activities’ materials they are given and start right away making decisions about how they want to use the materials. For instance, educators need to let children pick the pattern, fabric, notions, thread, etc. We need to allow children to pick every aspect of the sewing project to be undertaken. Exceptionally, in case that children want to use a pattern or a fabric which is difficult to work with, we may need to …show more content…
Also, the repetition of the activity can boost children’s confidence. When children do the same activity again, we can suggest them something to be changed up. For instance, we can ask children to add a different feature or a different color combination. In addition, for their proper techniques, we need to teach them how to thread a needle at first. As a basic technique, we need to show children how to thread a needle and make a knot at the end of a thread. Fourth, we need to prepare practicing time with some extra fabrics. Before starting a sewing activity, we need to let them practice stitches. With extra fabrics, we can help children practice stitching straight lines along the edge of the fabrics. Additionally, we can encourage children to keep each stitch the same size, and keep all the stitches in a straight line. Fifth, we need to prepare sewing activities for children to have fun. As educators, we think throughout interesting sewing activities, children can build up their creativity widely. We need to let them enjoy the activities sufficiently and make their environment to be