"I don't know how." would always be the first sentence I often hear from my students as we embark on different projects. From very simple things such as drawing a line or for far more difficult things such as putting different materials together, they are motivated in different ways.
When we discussed about garden, the children were able to put together their knowledge of lines and perspective on paper. Later on, I introduced plasticine or clay dough and we started to roll them into small balls, long snakes and thin strands of spaghetti. The process was fun because the children were learning to make a flower by playing with the dough. Later, they were allowed to put all the balls and lines together, neatly arranging them in another sheet of plastic to create a flower that they initially drew.
The end process was beautiful but the most beautiful words ever were when they said, "This is easy. Can we make another one?" Mission accomplished!
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