Teaching Notes

Guiding question

Learning target

Teaching Notes

How this stage of this Lab builds on previous stage(s):

Students continue to use a variety of materials to create their own imaginative play scenarios.
Students continue to use materials of the Imagine Lab to create and act out exciting weather-related stories.
Students continue to show respect for materials and one another.

What is new about this stage of this Lab:

Habits of character:

The Imagine Lab continues to incorporate multiple types of materials to allow students to create a world of play for themselves and others. Respect for these materials, and respect for peers, is necessary for the success of the Imagine Lab.

Logistics:

Because students now have access to all Imagine Lab materials, it is important that they set a clear goal for how they want to spend their time in the Lab.

In advance:

Prepare the Imagine Lab space by placing building blocks, white boards and dry erase markers, hand or finger puppets, dress-up materials, and other possible materials at for students to create a variety of imaginative play scenarios (see materials list). Other possible materials might include modeling clay, common kitchen materials and safe cooking utensils, and felt or magnet boards.

Materials

Continued materials:

Story dice (one pair to share)
Building blocks (one set of wood or linking blocks)
White board (one large to share or several small) and dry erase markers (one per student)
hand or finger puppets (several to share)
dress-up materials (several to share)

Imagine Lab