PreK + K Sharing : scott wiley

Let's Contain It

Scott — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended purpose. This week I was working in a kindergarten classroom. We were using different colored shapes to make a collage. When I arrived,...(read more)

Craft Stick Roads

Scott — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended purpose. Planning is an important part of teaching. It's also an important part of repurposing. I often look at something and think...(read more)

Build on Sticky Paper

Scott — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended purpose. One of my favorite repurposed items is our magnet board - really an oil drip pan from the discount store. We use it a lot for...(read more)

Dollar Store Water Play

Scott — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended purpose. Repurposing, reusing, and recycling are important for the world and are great ways to have fun resources for little or no cost....(read more)

Leftovers

Scott — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving (well, day after)! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended purpose. Repurposing, reusing, and recycling are important for the world and are great ways to have...(read more)

Rocky Teaching

Scott — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:12:00 GMT

Repurpose Old Technology

Scott — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Homemade Magnetic Sticks

Scott — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended purpose. I also love to make resources for kids to use. One of my favorite ideas is using an oil drip pan for a magnet board - I mentioned...(read more)

Game Time!

Scott — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended purpose. I also love to make resources for kids to use. Kids love to play games. You can make games with low cost and no cost items....(read more)

Substitutes for Dry Erase Boards

Scott — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended purpose. My kids love to use dry erase markers for writing and drawing. We have a large board in our room, a board on our easel, and...(read more)

Hit the Thrift Store

Scott — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended use. One place I like to find great teaching materials is the thrift store (or charity shop). Here are some things I've gotten from...(read more)

More Than Brushes

Scott — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:09:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended use. My Kids love to paint and we repurpose all kinds of items to use for painting. Here are a few things we've used to paint. Shoes...(read more)

This Trash Can Be a Treasure

Scott — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended use. This time let's think about shredded paper. Much of the paper we use is paper from my shredder at home - stuff I've shredded to...(read more)

Unusual Items in the Blocks Center

Scott — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:30:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended use. My kids love to build things and I've been looking for ways to expand those activities. So I've been experimenting with using unusual...(read more)

Don't Toss Those Containers

Scott — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:17:00 GMT

Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended use. One of the things I save and reuse often are food containers. Don't toss those boxes; use them in the classroom. Here are some...(read more)