Turning Wool into Yarn

Students loved using the spinning wheel!

Watauga’s kindergarten students were treated to another wonderful in-school field trip provided by the Wytheville Museum. This visit enabled the students to learn how to turn the wool from a sheep into yarn. The students enjoyed a reading of Charlie Needs a Cloak. During the reading, the students learned how a shepherd shears the sheep and then scours (washes) and cards (combs) the wool. The most exciting part was when each child got a chance to make the spinning wheel “hum” to turn the wool into yarn. The students then saw how the yarn was used to make mittens, socks, sweaters, etc. All of the kindergarten students enjoyed this visit, and we cannot wait until our next in-school field trip!