Help me give my students marble runs, KEVA blocks, and magnetic building materials so that they can work together at our TINKER BAR in collaborative ways!
FTMS students are a group of inquisitive readers and learners who love to hang out in the library before and after school with their classmates. Our motto is "a place to connect with books, information, and friends!" and we try to continually encourage this with special contests, activities, and displays. Whether we are hosting a Starbooks Cafe with book tastings or a "Naughty or Nice?" trivia contest - we are always striving to make our library a hub of fun and fellowship - with a dash of literacy thrown in!
My Project
Tinker Bar is a STEM based endeavor to help students strengthen their soft skills -collaboration, creativity, grit, and motivation. By transforming a space in the library into a makerspace lab - called the Tinker Bar - learners will have an area where they can pull up a stool and create, build, and tinker with friends.
By encouraging students to work together building marble runs, KEVA block structures, and Goobi creations we hope to build an even MORE invitational environment in our library and continue to cultivate a collaborative and supportive school climate.
Research shows that middle school is a time of tremendous change and making social connections in a non-threatening environment can help students transition successfully.
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