Wearable Lessons

Throughout my teaching career which spans 39 years I marveled at how children noticed my clothes, makeup, jewelry, shoes, and hairdos.  Their comments ran the gamut from the ridiculous to the sublime.    However, their visual memory was enhanced by many of my get ups and accessories.  Dressing up a lesson to embellish the contents utilizing drama, visual cues, movement, and auditory signals increases the probability of capturing your audience .  Hence the significance of my concept, Wearable Lessons.  Please read my resume.

Wearable Lessons is the name chosen by Anne to illustrate the importance of visual reinforcement by displaying the back of a tee shirt as a replica of a lesson.  The teacher or instructor wears the lesson to supplement and emphasize the model so the children repeatedly can scan the information.  The visual learner will profit greatly by being able to see the lesson several times during the school day.  The visual memory is enhanced because of the strategic movements and positions of the teacher as the children are constantly drawn to view her as the main focal point.  In constant motion and varying places the teacher covers a lot of footage during the day, and the wearable lesson would be visible to the children to scrutinize and study.

Anne describes the transformation of children like the life cycle of a butterfly. This reflects in the design of her logo.  First the egg stage represents nursery school or day care as this is the first time children are relinquished to the care of others. Second the caterpillar or "kidapillar" stage symbolizes kindergarten where the children devour knowledge, facts, opinions, and beginning skills. They shed the layers of important and core procedures as they satiate their appetite for understanding and comprehending the universe.  Third the start of first grade the pupa or pupils stage illustrates the formation of the chrysalis as they restructure and reorganize the abundance of knowledge they have acquired.   Time spent in the chrysalis cements learning as they transform, building a stronger and more concrete framework and foundation for skills needed to be successful pupas or pupils.   Fourth at the conclusion of the first grade many pupas emerge and are free like butterflies and take flight to experience, master, and model what they learned in the chrysalis which completes the cycle. Some children proceed early from the chrysalis while some need more time.

The Wearable Word Wall is the first product to be released.  Anne designed one for an adult and one for a child.  The adult shirt can be viewed here.  The child shirt can be viewed here.