Maker Week!!
This week ALL of our students in grades 3-5 were introduced to our Makerspace! What is a Makerspace? It's a place where students are provided materials and time to make, design, build, explore, learn, discover, tinker, invent, and grow. Makerspaces support 21st learning skills such as critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, and communication. Why put a Makerspace in the library? Libraries have always been a place for people to learn, discover, and grow. We know that learning happens best when it is hands-on. Libraries are also a place that every student has access to. For these reasons, and more, many libraries have started Makerspaces. This week, students in our Makerspace created with Legos, Strawbees, the puppet theater, craft materials, puzzles, and comic templates. We started with low-tech materials but we will be adding high-tech equipment throughout the year. Here are some pictures from our week of making:
I loved all of the collaboration and creativity! Students in grades K-2 will be introduced to the Makerspace next month.
Dot Day
We have received MOST of our Dot Day dot halves from the other schools we connected with. Here are a few pictures of students connecting their own dot halves with those from a school in New York. We are still waiting on dots from two schools in Ontario (international mail takes a little longer).
Happy Reading!
