The magic of woodworking ...

To learn a thing in life and through doing is much more developing, cultivating and strengthening that to learn it merely through the verbal communication of ideas.

FROEBEL

As Pete Moorhouse writes in the Froebel Trust pamphlet on woodwork - There is something special about woodwork's ability to engage young children. It is learning through doing.

Working with a natural material, the smell and the feel of the wood, using real tools, the sounds of hammering and sawing.

Hands, body and mind working together to express imagination and solve problems, the use of strength and coordination: all go together to captivate young children's interest.

High levels of sustained engagement and enjoyment are commonplace.

We 100% agree with Pete’s take on the benefits of carpentry. It is one of our favourite learning-through-doing activities and provides for a wonderfully unique experience as it is different every time - for the children and the teachers!