This teacher removed all of the toys from his class room and replaced them with raw materials like boxes and egg crates. Instead of the kids being angry and staging a revolt, they were curious and creative. Awesome.
“The children were actually not asking for their toys back or where the toys were at all, which is kind of shocking,” Kaser, who teaches at Wellington in Columbus, told the Huffington Post.
Instead, the kids started exploring the materials and working together to build a variety of creations they dreamed up on their own. They’ve since created an igloo, a pirate ship, a rocket ship, a hotel and houses with makeshift kitchens. Subject matter from previous lessons even came into play when the children fashioned a didgeridoo out of a cardboard tube after learning about the wind instruments while studying Australia.”
Read the article here.
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