6: The Rain Problem

The following week, it rained during the class, and the kids excitedly claimed ‘Let’s take our umbrellas outside!!’

Problem SolvingRanitri Weerasuriya17 June 2018sri lanka, Kids, making, rain, umbrella, Project Based LearningComment

5: The Cardboard Tower

We stacked the boxes back up and it looked pretty great! It was well over 7 feet tall and the kids impressed themselves with the scale of their own work.

Maker skillsRanitri Weerasuriya16 June 2018cardboard, Tower, sri lanka, Kids, making, Art class, architecture, urbanism, MakeComment

4: Crafting with CARDBOARD!

Maker skillsRanitri Weerasuriya10 June 2018cardboard, Make, kids, Art class, art, architecture Comment

3: Drawing by Instructing Each Other

I would argue that listening, and acting on instinct (emotional response) is a valuable virtue that is a stepping stone toward being empowered.

2: Your Room in Space

Helping children to think beyond their circumstances and to dream of what’s possible!

Maker skillsRanitri Weerasuriya3 June 2018Space, Room, Scale, Character, Make, Present, StorytellingComment

1: Build your 'Character' and their room.

Can you make your character to scale? What is this character like? Where does this character live?

Maker skillsRanitri Weerasuriya2 June 2018Architecture for kids, making, ScaleComment

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