Part of a unit developed to focus on a specific artistic media or material.
Part of joining the Creativity Lab team meant making a project of my own. Can’t teach making or talk making unless you’ve got some experience making—right? So, I brainstormed what I might like to do, and why it might make a good project. I wanted to incorporate some circuitry, as it’s a big part of…
Three instructions were given to our 2nd graders this week as they set out to construct puppets out of felt. 1. Draw our favorite design BIG 2. Cut out paper 3. Cut puppet out of felt – two times Working from a design they’d finalized during the last class, they were asked to transfer their…
Sewing gives our students so many possibilities to create. This quarter, our Kindergarteners have been learning the basics of sewing using burlap, yarn, and a big plastic needle. Our Kindergarten teachers suggested sewing as the focus for the second quarter because they thought it would be an appropriate challenge for five year-olds and would help…
Continuing their work with sand, kindergarteners were given the opportunity to work with a mixture of sand, water, and corn starch – which will harden and keep its form over time. In order to make the mixture, you have to heat it to activate the properties of the cornstarch. They were also given a variety…
Our plan for Kindergarten this year is to explore different media each quarter, giving them an opportunity to experience and experiment with a variety of materials. The new group of five-year-olds entering school have been starting with sand and water. We started with dry sand. It didn’t take long to discover that it doesn’t stick…