The rules are simple: Don't chew, throw, or break any tools. Don't disassemble or touch somebody else's work. If you drop it, pick it up. Share.
It's so lovely and interesting to watch them make sense of the tools in ways I never could have imagined. You really find out so much about your students, and they learn so much about the attributes of the different tools.
you find out who your sorters are
who your artists are
your pattern seekers
your hard core playahs
your spatial geniuses
your mopers
your future engineers
and your flat out super stars
It never fails to make me giggle...at first, they don't see much value in a box of flat, square chips...but within 30 seconds, they are fully engaged, completely creative, and dying to tell me how fascinating this is! {LOVE}
My kindergartners did the same thing! I loved Math Workshop... once I figured that out, it made teaching math much less stressful for me. LOVE that you've started this blog!!!!!
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