Grade 2 Introduction to Woodworking

Second graders learned the purpose and functions of basic tools as they practiced their woodworking skills today. In their classroom, the teachers started off with a slow looking observation of a tool. Students drew and labeled all of the different parts of a tool, explained the purpose for that part, and indicated any wonderings they may have about that tool. In the Design Lab, students explored hammers, ratchet wrenches, hex key wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, and wood rasps. They practiced shaving/sanding wooden blocks, hammering nails into a wooden stump, bending wires of various gauges, and finding the appropriate tool for the different nuts, bolts, and screws available.