Metal Inset Work

First I have to say thank you for being patient with me. My dad is out of the hospital and feeling much better!

"Hot Work" Metal Insets

The metal inset table will be out all year. We will change and add shapes, but because it has so many benefits, we want children to work with it often! Because there are not as many paper projects coming home, it is nice to see the metal inset papers in the backpack. The children can choose to trace the inside of the frame or the outside of the inset...or both! It is fun to use different colors or see the beautiful shapes. You will also notice that there is a nice variety of shapes, 10 in all (We have started with 5). Within this work, the children are learning about shapes, colors and most importantly they are getting ready to write letters! There are many variation to keep the work alive and new each time. They can add vertical and horizontal lines, they can turn the inset for different shapes or color in the shapes to gain control and strength in their hands.

Here is "E" tracing the circle inset.