The Creative Writing teacher emailed me the other day, asking if her students could immerse themselves in the media center resources for a period. Of course I said yes. We decided to give them the opportunity to read (because writers are readers) and allow them to explore in the Makerspace.
First of all, I loved the opportunity to give some book talks about some of my recent purchases and reads. The graphic novel, Through the Woods by Emily Carroll is phenomenal by the way. This short book tells 5 incredibly beautiful and creepy fairytale type stories. I loved it, and I loved sharing it with students.
Then I introduced some writing based maker activities. They didn't have to focus on writing in the makerspace, but there are some interesting ways to include writing exploration through making. We put out a box of Storyomatic cards, some super hero coloring pages, and a tray of magnetic poetry, but the most popular was black out poetry.
Black out poetry can be a great addition to any library makerspace. I put out a stack of weeded books, and students are invited to tear out a page. They then find the poem on the page and mark out the rest of the words. For more information, check this out.
Right now our makerspace is small, but as we grow I hope to expand opportunities to explore through making for all content areas. Legos, Makey Makeys, and coding resources will all help students explore storytelling in our space. I am excited about our future transformations.
First of all, I loved the opportunity to give some book talks about some of my recent purchases and reads. The graphic novel, Through the Woods by Emily Carroll is phenomenal by the way. This short book tells 5 incredibly beautiful and creepy fairytale type stories. I loved it, and I loved sharing it with students.
Then I introduced some writing based maker activities. They didn't have to focus on writing in the makerspace, but there are some interesting ways to include writing exploration through making. We put out a box of Storyomatic cards, some super hero coloring pages, and a tray of magnetic poetry, but the most popular was black out poetry.
Black out poetry can be a great addition to any library makerspace. I put out a stack of weeded books, and students are invited to tear out a page. They then find the poem on the page and mark out the rest of the words. For more information, check this out.
Right now our makerspace is small, but as we grow I hope to expand opportunities to explore through making for all content areas. Legos, Makey Makeys, and coding resources will all help students explore storytelling in our space. I am excited about our future transformations.