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How to make cars with 3 yr olds An idea on Tuesday: March 2014 Small Baskets, Woodwork Ideas, Painted Patterns, Egg Cartons, Matching Pairs, Woodworking Projects For Kids, Woodworking For Kids, Small Basket, Nature Table

I have a 'wonder table' or 'nature table' permanently set up in the classroom that has beautiful collections of natural materials for the children to use whenever they like and however they like. I change the main display regularly and sometimes paint or draw on the natural materials so they can be used for a specific purpose. This week, I painted patterns on 20 pebbles to resemble Easter Eggs. I repeated the pattern so that the pebbles could be used in pairs. I painted a main colour in an…

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Teacher Tom on using real (vs plastic/play) tools with young children: "the funny thing about the real hammers is that in all the time we've been putting them into the hands of preschoolers, I've yet to see a child use one with anything other than respect, both for the tool and his fellow classmates" Educational Architecture, Woodworking Software, Woodworking Cabinets, Toy Tools, Forest School, Practical Life, Play Based Learning, Woodworking Videos, Two Year Olds

We still have our collection of toy tools, plastic hammers, saws, and drills, but they don't come out much any longer. There are a several reasons why they've been pushed to the back of the shelves, but the primary one is that kids try to kill each other with them, especially the hammers. I don't usually hide away classroom items that "cause" problems, seeing the situations that arise around them as opportunities to coach kids through a process of risk assessment or conflict resolution or…

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