This week students in Kindergarten through fourth-grade participated in Theme Week. They engaged in a variety of activities that helped to expand their concept of design thinking. They built, created, and invented with purpose and empathy. To begin theme week the kids watched a video on design thinking. The video taught us about engineers and how they solve problems. We then talked about the design thinking process and dove into Step 1.
Step 1: Ask
As a class, we brainstormed problems that could be fixed by making something. We specifically focused on Alexander Park. At the end of our brainstorming session, each group chose a problem that was meaningful to them.
Step 2: Imagine
The groups brainstormed solutions for the problem they were going to fix. They came up with as many as they could and circled their best idea!
Step 3: Create
Each group drew a picture of what they were going to make. Then they created a list of materials they would need to build their invention. After the children had their plan in place, it was time to build! The children each got a chance to go "shopping" at the "recycling center." This is where the excitement really picked up! It was fun watching the kids gather supplies and get to work!
The kids had a blast building their inventions! Theme week sure was a success in the Kindergarten classroom!
Problem Solved! Showcase
Mystery Reader:
This week our mystery reader was Ted's mom. Thank you for reading to us!
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