One way that I try to activate thinking is through the option of using a different workspace and medium. I painted the top of an old table that we had around the house in chalk paint.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Thinking Big
Pencils & papers have their place, but sometimes you need to get outside of the page to get outside of the box.
One way that I try to activate thinking is through the option of using a different workspace and medium. I painted the top of an old table that we had around the house in chalk paint.
Now, the kids can work at the table and do their "scratch work" in a more fun, engaging manner. They are able to easily fix errors, because it's a simple wipe and not an erase that turns into a mucky looking paper. When finished, they either transfer the work or I take a picture and save it to their file on my iPhone.
This method helped two kids on the "edge" of a breakthrough really grasp the concepts we've been working on. They use a table to organize their work, and it opened up their thinking.
One way that I try to activate thinking is through the option of using a different workspace and medium. I painted the top of an old table that we had around the house in chalk paint.
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