Spare Parts Play

Earlier this year Aubin Grove introduced Spare Parts Play.  We have a shed full of bits and pieces and odds and sods (conveniently located outside the windows of Room 24 - no peaceful lunch time for Miss Calvert!).  Students have not been using this area as much as expected so yesterday Room 24 went and have a look at what is there.  After having a chat and a look, I set students the task of working in teams to make a mode of transport using their imagination and creativity. It was great to see all students engaged and working in co-operative teams, negotiating and respecting each others ideas.  We did this just before lunch time and as I peered out of my classroom window I noticed a lot of my class back there at lunch time playing.  If you have any bits and pieces like the ones pictured below that you would like to donate please drop them off to the school.

"What I like about building was we all got together and came up with ideas and we got to see how creative other people are." - Tom

"In the playground we built a tank which looked like junk.  But  still enjoyed it." - Andres

"I thought that our vehicle looked like a piece of junk that had been turned into a piece. I really loved hanging out and being creative with my friends on a scale of 1 to 10 our vehicle is a 2." - Fletcher

"The helicopter - we used a playing cube for wings, a fence for windows and a plastic thing for a steering wheel." - Jamie

"I liked building the helicopter.  It was auto pilot and looked just like one." - Noah

"I really liked working together building.  It was also really fun creating." - Owen

"Today the whole class had to get into teams to build a motorised vehicle.  Molly, Dakota, Amelia and I built a super rocking fun time van." - Olive

"I really enjoyed making a super rocking fun time van,  I think everyone else's is really good,  I liked working in a team and using our imagination." - Amelia

"We made a super rocking fun time van.  It runs on slushies and bubbles come out of the wheels.  It's got six seats." - Dakota

"I love the SRFTV (super rocking fun time van) because it runs on Fanta and has bubbles off its wheels.  It would be the best van ever!" - Molly

"My favourite thing that happened was it was really fun making it.  When someone got something we made it work. Now we called it the big wheeler." - Asha

"I liked it because it has big wheels and it has a back seat." - Thomas

"I liked Shevin's car because it had lots of intersecting stuff on it and I liked ours." - John

 "The magic school bus has a naughty corner and it has hooks and the front has a wheel and there is an air conditioner and there are toys inside." - Celina

"My school bus was so fun making all the stuff.  It is for children.  It is powered by rainbows." - Taylor

"I liked that everyone worked as a team to make them and to see everyones creativeness was great and the way they built them.  I really loved all of them." - Poppy

"I liked how we got to use our imagination and get together and make something amazing and fantastic." - Katelyn

"I built a school bus.  It is a big school bus.  I enjoyed it because it had all different kinds of parts." - Emma-Lee

"I liked how we got to all have input and each idea was made part of it.  Also our ideas were shared." - Caitlin

"I really loved it because it was fun an it was called the Monster Truck and I loved being creative." - Logan

"I feel happy about our group because they all helped.  We made a monster truck and I like all of the people in my group because they never give up." - Shevin

"I liked my creation because it was very creative.  I also liked mine because it can move when you push it." - Shaun

"I liked it. It was fun." - William