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Why Carpentry Is Important
Why Carpentry is important...
There are so many valuable things to learn through carpentry play such as developing an understanding of measurement, size, balance and the use of force, as well as learning to solve problems as they consider design features.
On the carpentry table you’ll see a range of tools, wood, different sized nails and many other materials like carpentry pencils, milk bottle tops, ice block sticks and scraps of material. As children become confident with the tools and materials and with guidance from teachers, they start to think about how to put their thoughtful designs together. Allowing children to explore at their own pace is key.
Children increase their strength and control of their bodies through learning how to hammer, saw, drill and drawing plans with a pencil. The practice here is both muscle control and hand-eye coordination. Teachers showing them how to use the tools correctly and look after them and are ready to help them if needed, e.g. to hold a drill.
Children gain practical skills in using mathematics concepts as they measure for length, size, angles and count how many pieces of wood, wheels, and other materials they may need.
Through their practice, children experience ideas linked to science like force and balance.
Learning to observe, predict and experiment with their designs are great skills they’ll continue to develop as they grow. Teachers support children to put their own ideas into practice without taking over.
Children express their creativity in designing and making sculptures in 3D. They develop their thinking skills as they problem solve.
Children get great satisfaction from the technology process of thinking up a design through the seeing it finished.
They practice sharing and cooperating with others when working on a project together or sharing the tools.
Children learn to assess and manage risks in a supervised environment.
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