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Reflect on this year by and through making! (And avoid putting away that laundry...)

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Looking for connection

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PARTS: Jagged edges protruding from other slits in the paper, geometric cutaways, folded base
PURPOSES: holding weight, connecting, cutting open space to create new relationships and forms
COMPLEXITIES: reshaping the form to create something new, creating space where there wasn't space before, removing excess weight that is no longer needed, seeing how new forms take shape with changes

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I am prek3 teacher at Sacred Heart schools

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I’m looking for ideas for working with ages 3,4 and 5. I  tasked with developing and teaching Maker Tech to those ages next year.

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I’m looking for new perspectives to help reimagine ECE and early elementary instruction.

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I’m looking for time to reflect on this whirlwind of a year!

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World Languages/ Spanish Teacher : Looking for inspiration, and connections.

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World Languages/ Spanish Teacher : Looking for inspiration, and connections.

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a peek inside Annette's classroom and inspiration from her practice!

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Time

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collaboration with colleagues

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Some inspiration!

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I'm looking for an opportunity to see how this work was used within another school community!

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I'm looking for an opportunity to see how this work was used within another school community!

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I am looking forward to being inspired by Annette, as well as other educators in our session! Thank you! :0P Insights into other's experiences are so powerful!

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Parts: triangles (and other shapes) of cardboard
Purposes: 3 triangles used as the base
Complexities: cutting cardboard, balancing parts

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The parts are: A rectangular base, with a triangle stand - held together w/o tape.

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Tube of paper toilet, tape, paper,  box
Purpose: tube pt: make the structure (tower)
Paper: base
box: make the structure firm and secure
Complexity: if I dont put the base the tower falling a part.

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Parts: sides, base, flaps, slits.
Purposes:The flaps have to be able to hold the sides together and help it stand.  Slits are to insert the tabs.  Base is so that it stands and balances.
Complexities: The thickness of the cardboard made it hard for me to make the flaps in a way they could easily work.   It does not stand properly.

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Parts: Two bottom pieces with chunks cut out of them, one rectangular piece with 3 pieces cut out of it, a long skinny piece, and a “head”.
Purposes: The two bottom pieces act as “legs” holding the piece up. The piece right above it connects the “legs” to the rest of the body. The long piece connects the “head” to the rest of the body.
Complexities: The slits I made in order to connect the different pieces were too large, so I needed to fold the cardboard in order to make it fit. However, the cardboard would not fold in the ways that I needed it to.

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Parts: I started with a rectangular cardboard flap from a shipping box.  I used scissors and a box cutter. In the object I made, the rectangle was cut down to two squares, then further into a glob shape and some spiky bits.
Purposes: I knew that to make one of the squares stand up, it needed to be bent or made three-dimensional to give it a base. I cut a wedge from a corner to make it possible to separate some pieces. I know that the cardboard has channels inside, so I cut halfway through those layers to allow for easy bending. To add interest, I made another channel in the other square, and wound up with spikes left over. I decided to change the forms, use the spikes as extra pieces to see if that affected the balance.
Complexity: Could I make this with a smaller base? It looks like a cactus. Do I have a subconscious issue with cactus?

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Parts: There is a long bolt of cardboard that ends in a butterfly like joint. These could not support the cardboard, so I added two pieces of folded cardboard to support the base.
Purposes: The goal was to support the lightning, but it made it appear that the bolt was mashing into the supports.
Complexities: The thin weight of the cardboard made it hard to keep the bolt upright...

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On top of the stand there is a triangular housing (that slides on top of the stand).  On top of the larger triangle sits a slightly offset rectangular shapes with a severely offset rectangle.
Purpose: to balance a structure - that is offset and can disconnect.
Complexities: allow the two structures to disassemble and allow them to be balanced despite an unstable base and offset features.

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Part=paper, folds, cuts
Purpose=weaving could create a structure for a 2D piece of paper.
Needed folds in order for it to balance

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Round 1!

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Parts: Friskies cat food box, flaps, folds, scoring with exacto-knife
Purposes: balance/support
Complexities: angles, limitations and strengths of material

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Parts: equal sides, rectacular and triangular shapes.
Purposes: rectacular sides help the cardboard stand, big to small pieces help support one another.
Complexities: The cardboard could be stronger.

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I used a shoebox, scissors and hot glue.  My strength as an artist is with fabric,  but I was able to build a balanced cardboard structure.   Whew.  I needed to place a piece at the back of the sculpture as a counterweight.

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Parts = an equilateral triangle with three folds upward
Purpose = to fold into a pyramid shape
Complexities= must have all equal sides, needs to fold into itself to hold without tape

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Can I make this same object stand on it's side? What changes would I need to make?

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I used construction paper and try to folding on triangles but then I find out it didn’t work and I have to changed my idea and add more shapes

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I used triangles pieces, tree parts are the base and three parts on the top. but it keeps falling.
I use tape to keep them together

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Oops.  Supplies list suggested building materials.  To me, that includes hot glue.  I'll try a second build without the glue.  Sorry.  

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Oops.  Supplies list suggested building materials.  To me, that includes hot glue.  I'll try a second build without the glue.  Sorry.  

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Without adhesives, my structure is cruder but still standing.

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I used the same base but I redesign the tower to making better and more beautiful 🙃

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I used the same base but I redesign the tower to making better and more beautiful 🙃

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This was an example of success through triangular support as well as use if the pre-existent fold in the materials. I also enjoyed showing the “paint job” that was already included in the materials...

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My second

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I used junk mail
I wanted to make a base to put a decoration
Complexity: I needed to create firmer legs to support the weight

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2nd Attempt

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I did it!

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I didn't know what the original prompt was so I guessed. I thought it was something about using paper and scissors to get the paper to stand on its own. I tried to challenge myself by using two pieces of paper. I did it first without scissors and it worked, but then when I used scissors to make slots for one piece to slide into the other, the cuts I made actually made the paper unstable.

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I didn't know what the original prompt was so I guessed. I thought it was something about using paper and scissors to get the paper to stand on its own. I tried to challenge myself by using two pieces of paper. I did it first without scissors and it worked, but then when I used scissors to make slots for one piece to slide into the other, the cuts I made actually made the paper unstable.

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Triangular rainbow 🌈

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Angle 1

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Angle 2

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2nd iteration:  Used a different, thinner material.  Added measures, marked sides with scissors -cut half way through the material- and folded them better.  Added more flaps, tabs, slits.
Complexities: tabs and slits too short?  Alignment?  Material is still pretty thick to fold easily.

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This time I used my mouse pad as a way to better measure my equilateral triangles. I also used a thicker section of the paper bag so that it holds it’s shape better.

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This second iteration was a lot sturdier and could stand on its own a lot easier and longer. (I even knocked it over accidentally and it didnot break apart like the first iteration). Since it was sturdier, I was able to add more parts to it like arms and fingers!

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Next:  should I cut longer tabs and slits? make more  or fewer so that they can hold the sides together?  

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Next:  should I cut longer tabs and slits? make more  or fewer so that they can hold the sides together?  