Time to Tinker...and READ!
So far, the makerspace has been a huge success! What has been the most surprising is how focused the students have been. I've had about 35 to 40 students each day, this week--and not one behavior problem during making/tinkering time. Students are free to go from station to station, and because they are interested in what they're doing they stay on task--what a concept, right?
I've also been impressed with how students are willing to help each other clean up the makerspace--and believe me, at the end of a making session--there's a lot to clean up!
Literacy Connection
Each day this week, students have had time to browse in the library and read on their own. There has also been a daily story time--I've tried to find read alouds that inspire creativity. The books we've read so far are:
The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt,
The Raft, by Jim LaMarche, and
The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum, by Kate Bernheimer & Nicoletta Ceccoli.
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| Students used Legos to create castles and other structures. |
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| A student created some of the characters from the book The Raft. |
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| More castles built out of recycled materials. |
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