Thank you for all the constructive feedback on my toy take-apart activity, I enjoyed reading your comments and I am glad the majority of you were engaged with the activity.
Some notable comments:
- combining the activity with Kevin's LED activity
- providing more signage, particularly about reconstructing ("Now make something new!" or "Take Apart a Toy--> Use those parts and others to create something new!")
- incorporate a large plastic toy with large plastic screws for toddlers to easily get a sense of the activity (maybe put this in the cozy corner)
- a lot of comments were about the activity becoming messy very fast, this is something that is inevitable, and it is an encouraging messy, however, I did state that I would have the large grey bin on the table for "mechanical guts"
- adding holding clamps to hold on to the toy so a person with low fine motor skills can use two hands on the tool
- think about supplements that could be added to the space, (maybe cozy corner) that link and invite younger tinkerers
- imagine having no knowledge of using a screw driver, what help would that require?
- for children who have no experience breaking toys, and may be discouraged at the outset, this activity is great for them, this is a safe space for them to deconstruct toys and gives them the opportunity to re-create something
- providing more safety goggles
1. I think a couple of us might've (if not anyone else I did) mention that a [tool diagram] might be useful for educating guest further.
ReplyDelete2. There is a choking hazard as well, so I think it'd be helpful to include that in the [safety procedure] part of the curriculum; maybe emphasizing the toy take-apart activity that you plan to have in the Cozy Corner.
3. I would love to see a [collaborative element] in the toy take-apart activity. This could be a little harder to achieve with this project considering in class Sean took apart Ron's creations; what is a sculpture to one person might be junk/trash to another.