tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post5300578902098050722..comments2024-03-27T10:42:06.379-05:00Comments on SAND AND WATER TABLES: REFLECTIONS ON A WORKSHOPTom Bedardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-39727156922511824962014-02-22T09:23:38.150-06:002014-02-22T09:23:38.150-06:00Thanks Marie. I do not know who had more fun, me ...Thanks Marie. I do not know who had more fun, me or you guys building with such zeal. I hope you know I was not laughing at you. I was genuinely happy at how you had collected your materials and were in the process of making something that was a combination of the shape of the materials and your imagination. By the way, I have made the mistake of making something at home and not being able to fit it into the car. Or, I have made something at home and it did not fit in the table. I now keep the measurements (height, width and depth) of my sensory table at home. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Keep building!Tom Bedardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-89592845064661982592014-02-21T22:47:38.032-06:002014-02-21T22:47:38.032-06:00Tom, Thank you so much for coming to our center. ...Tom, Thank you so much for coming to our center. We had a ton of fun! I expecially enjoyed your comments about how to make a sifter out of the cool square box and I loved watching you laugh at us while we went to town on our big box. My favorite problem solving event was trying to get our box out of the door, from now on, I think I will start the building process in the classroom! I must say though the tear down was even more amusing watching my husband trying to get it out of my room with the mind set we were going to reuse it. When he finally got it out in once piece I informed him he could take it out to the garbage. Thanks for all the ideas and laughs, it sure brought our team to a new level of interaction and the kids loved it!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858736695294769215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-64305192539154698422014-02-07T18:02:08.867-06:002014-02-07T18:02:08.867-06:00Hi Shirley. Thank you for the feedback and I am g...Hi Shirley. Thank you for the feedback and I am glad to hear that the work is continuing and catching on. There are at least two more points from my perspective. I was so impressed with the enthusiasm and creativity of your staff. They came up with ideas that I would have never thought of. The other point was the amount of problem solving that happened as the staff worked on their constructions. Wait, there is a third point: the staff was also able to teach me a few things like the difference between using a saw drill bit on cardboard and using it on PVC pipe. Thanks again for inviting me to Minot.Tom Bedardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-44418271681625668802014-02-07T13:42:41.829-06:002014-02-07T13:42:41.829-06:00Hi Tom! Just took look at your post of our Minot ...Hi Tom! Just took look at your post of our Minot Workshop experience, so fun to read your side of the experience. We are seeing all kinds of wonderful adaptions to our once pretty basic sensory table experiences. The excitement is catching. Love watching the children engaged in what they are doing and the cooperation they are learning. Thank you for sharing all of your ideas, knowledge and experiences with us. You made a difference for the children in our program. Shirley Deibertnoreply@blogger.com