Your First After-school Craft Assignment

Hi girls,

This week, you have to make some pencils (use a tutorial to help you if you like) and take a photo of the pencils. It can only be one photo, and is to be published on a word document along with how you made the pencil. Please include your name in the Word document. All assignments should be sent to Miss Angie at academyfordolls@gmail.com . Please have your assignment published and sent to me by September 6th, and I look forward to grading your assignments.

Now onto the class:

For the next 2 weeks, we are going to be learning about 5 things to remember when running a craft program, if you want to run one sometime. Here are 2 things to remember out of the 5:

1. Be Prompt, Prepared and Participate in your Craft Program.
When your group arrives, members will be attentive and eager to start. Don’t dampen enthusiasm by keeping them waiting. Before your first meeting, or before introducing a new craft, make sure to be prepared. Have all the materials you need on-hand and set up everything ahead of time. Jump right in with a hands-on demonstration.
2. Keep Instructions for the Craft Clear and Simple.

The craft process may seem obvious to you, but don’t let your experience cloud your explanation. Don’t assume anything! Keep your explanation familiar with basic terminology. While explaining and demonstrating, face your group and the judge the reaction on each face to learn whether everyone’s following you. Present each step one at a time and let participants experiment with the procedures you’ve described.

At the end of the 2 weeks, you will be given a test about all the things you learned about running a craft program, so I suggest you take notes on draft writing paper for when you do the exam, so you are ready and prepared.