Makerspace Monday
Our first Makerspace Monday kicked off with Kindergarten and First Grade. It was SUCH a fun day!!! I was both excited and terrified of getting started in the Maker Movement. We started with a few basic rules and then went for it!! We did a lot of exploring for the first week. I can't wait for our next Maker Monday!!
Creating Castles
Students were given books with real castle pictures, KEVA blocks and other wooden blocks to create their own castle. They could use a picture or design one themselves.
Button Towers
Students tried to make the tallest tower using only buttons and play-dough. Much harder than you would think!!
Marble Maze
Kids of all ages love this!
Robot Mouse
This is my favorite new game!!! SOOOOO cool!! I plan to use this for every grade (K-4th). Students build a maze and then program the mouse to move through their maze. Great thinking!
Various Building Thingies
I put out several tubs of various building activities: they became glasses, skeletons, hammerhead sharks, etc. You can also see magnet blocks in the background.
I also had Legos with letter cards- thanks Wildflower Ramblings! http://wildflowerramblings.com/printables-free/alphabet-lego-cards-uppercase-free-printable/
I was surprised that the Legos weren't a bigger hit- I think maybe they were used to playing Legos at home and were more interested in other building materials?!?!! IDK... We also had block puzzles, and a bookmark making center.
We saw 9 classes for 30 minutes each- I felt like that was pretty spot-on for beginning of the year attention spans! :)
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