To Follow a Template - No Thank You!

There were some photos of what could be made with the shapes. I took the photos away.

There is more creativity when we start without a template to copy and make something new.

There's always the environment and the people around us for inspiration.

There is no need for a template to copy.

Open exploration is much more creative.

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Yarn Trap

The yarn was used to make a trap. It was tied to a picture frame and a basket. Each was positioned on shelves across from one another. The children had to go "under" the trap to get to the carpet for whole class time. There was a lot of sharing of ideas, problem solving, and use of the positional language "over" and "under" and "around".

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