Finding Fantasy

M found a Silly Monster as he explored the qualities of cardboard. During this process, He was able to think creatively with the cardboard as he designed a monster with all the body parts and he also was able to independently write words on his project. He started to cut the cardboard boxes, I asked him what he was planning on doing but he said he would tell me later. He then went on to cut other pieces of cardboard.

I gathered cardboard of all types and sizes and provided it to the children as is. "Think and show how you might use this material," I asked. I honestly thought they would just stack the boxes or smash everything, which is already fantastic, but much to my surprise, they put it to use in unexpected ways. I'm impressed by how the children investigated how different boxes produce sounds when people scratch, tap, or smash them together.

Liwa Gabriel

Chapter 8: Wood

“The great danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”