5th Grade Gets Started in the MakerSpace

We had an exciting day in the MakerSpace on Tuesday.  The 5th grade came in for the first time followed by our 2nd and 3rd graders.  Just like our 2nd and 3rd grade teachers, Mrs. Luedtke, Mrs. Nettesheim and Mrs. Woyahn, 5th grade teachers Mr. Suhr and Mrs. Behnke came to me wanting their students to have a time every week in our MakerSpace.   I did a presentation on MakerSpace last spring and was hoping staff would be as excited as I was.  We are staring the year with having the 5th graders explore the various new tools we have.  We had students using the MaKey MaKey, Little Bits kits and our Osmos.  A big group of 5th graders were using our three Lego WeDo kits.  All three groups got something built and used the software to make it move.  This group wanted me to film their trial.  Here it is.

Two girls discovered our Sphero and came to me asking if they could use it.  They figured out how it worked all on their own and were even showing other students by the end of our time.  That's what makes this so exciting to me and our teachers.  These students are figuring out how to get these tools to work on their own.  It is so fun to watch!  To find out more about any of these tools, go to the Kettle Moraine School District MakerSpace site.

Eventually Mr. Suhr and Mrs. Behnke are hoping that students find something they are passionate about during this exploration and they use their MakerSpace time fueling their passion.  Mrs. Behnke is hoping to teach some students how to knit.  And, I would love for one of our fifth graders to break in our new sewing machine!  Stay tuned...