Leggos are wonderful with all age levels. I do a quickie lesson with 6,7,8th
using leggos...I time individuals 2 minute sculpture...then give them 5
minutes to combine their work with one or two partners. end with group
critiques. then I do increasing numbers of time individually and their
choice. sometimes at the 8th grade level I give them a specific vehicle to
build (create a homework machine) no time limit.
k mack
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron and Jennifer" <THEGREEN99@prodigy.net>
To: "ArtsEdNet Talk" <artsednet@lists.pub.getty.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 3:33 PM
Subject: a spur of the moment thing
> So there I was having to think fast on my feet - not a good thing to at
this
> time in the year. It was going to be the last class for my first graders,
> but I wanted to do something fun, yet constructive. I didn't want to pull
> out markers and paper and say, "have at it." They would drive me nuts!
>
> So I gave each table (my students are put in groups of 3-4) a different
> material such as legos, blocks, sponges (cool ones I got from the state
> conference), a deck of cards. Each table had to work as a group to build a
> house. Houses had to have a roof and a door. I gave them about twenty
> minutes. Afterwards we went around and "critiqued" each house - what went
> well, what was the hardest part (they were first graders). To give them
> something to strive for, I told them that the most interesting house would
> receive a prize. Well, of course they all were interesting and got a
prize.
> :) We learned so much that class - about materials, house construction,
> working together as a team. Funny how our "lightbulbs" click on the at the
> most unusual moments!
>
> Just thought I would share...
>
> Jennifer in Michigan
>
>
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