As I go along during teacher workdays, I have several ideas that would be great to do, but get left along the wayside. One idea I had was to buy several 1/2 pint jars and make a lovely wooden cubbyhole/rack-thing so I could have more of my science stuff out and displayed in a pleasing manner. Can’t you just see it? Jars of acorns, feathers, mouse bones, etc. It would be lovely.
But there was no time. On one of my runs to Menards I grabbed this, a ‘small parts storage drawer’ system, thinking that if it didn’t work, I could just return it.
Hmmm…. it just fits on my science shelf….
And it is AWESOME!!! I started out loading just a few of the drawers and left them unlabeled. It was so successful! Opening a little drawer and finding something cool inside? That’s living the dream!
I had the idea to see if the children would decide to label the drawers, but yesterday – after the big colored dots/keys/telescope/turtle shell debacle – I just took that part over. We have labels now.
I need more cool stuff. Cool stuff that fits in little drawers. Bring it, children!