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Making Space for Preschool Makerspaces - Paperback

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Category: Science

What can you add to your early childhood classroom that will immerse children in rich learning, reduce challenging behaviors, and develop confidence as well as critical thinking and problem-solving skills? A makerspace! Filled with colorful photographs taken in real early childhood settings, this book will guide you step-by-step in making a makerspace that invites young children to boldly explore materials and create something only they can imagine. Discover how to: draft a plan and gather materials, set up your makerspace, garner administrator and parent buy-in, focus on goals and support specific skill development, and facilitate children's learning to deepen understanding. Paperback. 152 pages.

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Customer Reviews (4.5 / 5 · 4 reviews)

Owen ★★★★★

The chapter on setting up a small-space makerspace finally gave me a layout that fits our cramped corner, and the behavior tips actually worked with my threes. Paperback feels sturdy enough to survive being tossed in a teacher bag all year.

Leo ★★★★★

I picked this up after a rough month of behavior issues, and the chapter on setting up small spaces gave me ideas I used the very next week. The paperback is easy to flip through, and the sections on critical thinking and problem-solving are practical rather than preachy. My kids are calmer and more

Isabella H. ★★★★★

I wasn't expecting a book to change how I set up my classroom, but the section on developing problem-solving and critical thinking through open-ended materials sold me. Three weeks in and my kids are arguing less over toys and building more together.