Makers

Children have been investigating the question, "What can you pretend?". As their inquiry died down, we noticed that they were interested in making things. Making stories, making homes, and making art. This book sparked their interest on what it means to be a "maker". Our question today was "What can you make?" 

Children were able to engage in many different invitations and one in particular led to deep inquiry with what does it mean to make. 

C's discoveries and wonderings:

Well, I'm not making anything. Just making a creation. 

Brooke - It sounds like you are making art. 

Oh yeah! I guess I am! 

I'm making so many things now. I made a watermelon. And a pumpkin, but it is not going well. The colors kept blending. 

J's discoveries and wonderings:

I'm making the color of a volcano. Black. 

Look at this color, I made dark teal. 

E's discoveries and wonderings: 

I'm making a rainbow color. I don't need black, but I made it. I need orange but I don't know how to make it. 

Brooke - We can do research to find out. 

Wow, I think I made gold. Oh wait, that's brown.