The paper SHOW!
The paper show is a series of ongoing investigations that emerged from a year-long exploration of paper.
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Our Light and Shadow Paper Studio emerged from the children's interest in hanging their artwork for display and their increasing familiarity with paper materials and wire.
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"I used a zip tie, looped it through my paper, and then put it on top of our triangle. What do you think?"
"We are building a shelf to display my project… I think this is a good spot for it because you can really see my work!"
"I can use this string to hang my structure from the hook on the wall."
We were surprised by the hidden math in this new space.
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The children explored geometry and spatial reasoning.
They investigated spatial relationships - how things fit together and how moving parts operate.
We listened, observed, and asked questions incorporating spatial and geometric vocabulary.
Where would like to hang this material? Above, below, or in between the other materials?
Why do you think your materials are moving in that direction?
How did you bend the wire to create that curved shape?
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"When I let go of the paper, it moves on its own - do you see it going down?"
"Oh, can I try? I think I can make my structure move in that direction."
"I think our structures are sliding because the wire is higher on that side, (points to one end) and lower on this side."
"My structure that’s hanging is really heavy. It looks tiny, but it's really, really heavy!"
We noticed the children applying early measurement concepts. They compared and ordered materials by size and explored non-standard measurement tools such as hands or unfix cubes to estimate length.
"Do you think I'm taller than this paper?"
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Measurement Vocabulary words: higher, lower, heavier, lighter, taller, longer, shorter, big, small etc...
"How can I make my paper long enough so that it touches the ground?"
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"I want to hang my paper up high..."
