Is this idea random, or what? I’m working with a small, Montessori school. Montessori education is frequently student-led. Right now, the elementary students at the school are interested in knitting, crocheting, and weaving. You can connect STEM + Knitting. Marly Bird has a pattern for a Binary Code Knit Super Scarf. (If you sign up for emails, you can download the detailed patterns. It has ASCII for letters, numbers, and symbols. The instructions are quite clear.). My thought was that kids could also weave their names in binary. Basically, just use two colors for the ones and zeros. Marly Bird recommends using a third color for spacing between the letters. I’m knitting a binary scarf, now.
Paul and my husband, Rob, made Valentine Twizzler Binary Codes. They made coded messages instead of a necklace. The two of them have a strict ‘no crafts’ policy. Secret codes are fun! Your kids might like to learn Morse code, too. Here is an article from Popular Science with a little history of spies Knitting secret codes. Fun, right? I think the Twizzler Binary Code activity or weaving beads in binary code might unleash some enthusiasm to research a little history about spies and codes. Here are some books about spies and coding.
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