WEEK 1: GETTING STARTED

We are taking some time to review building materials and techniques. We are starting off with paper craft and dipping our toes into a little kirigami. We started of with a pretty simple version that we constructed from a printed template. This allowed us to getting a feeling for the form and how folding and cutting can be combined to create new and surprising shapes.

This week my 4th graders got to work making their journals. We are making the covers from recycled boxes, there's a lot of those around a school this time of year, and good ol' 8.5x11 paper chopped in half to 4.25x5.5. We are using a 2-hole punch on the short side and binding with brass fasteners.  It's a serviceable journal, we can add pages, and making them ourselves is a big budget saver. ​​​​