Maplewoodshop Standard Program for Middle School

Maplewoodshop Standard Program for Middle School

• Grades: 6-8
• Number of Students: 16 or 32
• Hours of Content: about 24.5 hours per semester
• Additional Resources: STEM Case Study

Highlights:

• Increased attendance

• Strong SEL development

• Applied, project-based learning

• Peer mentoring

• Easy to lead
  

Introducing tactile learning and problem solving is pivotal for this age group. And this is why so many schools and community organizations have implemented the Maplewoodshop woodworking program at the middle school level.

Many schools use Maplewoodshop woodworking as an elective and because we do not use any power tools, your teachers do not need a special certification and the school does not need extra insurance.

Students apply math in ways that are tactile, tangible, and satisfying in ways worksheets and tablets can never match. Students report that they don’t like math but woodworking is different even though they are practicing math skills at every step.

Every program comes with curriculum, professional development, support, portable equipment, hand tools (no power tools) and ready to use project materials.

Curriculum or Lesson Topics:

• Jigsaw Puzzle: The jigsaw puzzle teaches basic coping saw skills.
• Sanding Block: The sanding block is an excellent first project to compliment the safety lecture.
• String Art Project: String art teaches basic hammering skills. This project takes roughly 30 minutes based on age and skill level of students.
• Tower Blox: Tower blox teaches essential layout, measurement, and cross cut versus rip cut skills.
• Cell Phone/Tablet Holder: The cell phone and tablet holder teaches intermediate layout, 3D design and construction skills.
• Cutout Car: The cutout car teaches design, physics, and joinery by taking a block of wood and transforming it into a rolling car using coping saws.
• Foot Stool: Teaches advanced construction methods to create a stool.
• Keepsake Box: The keepsake box teaches intermediate layout, measuring, and construction skills.
• Napkin Holder: Napkin holder teaches simple joining and layout skills
• Tool Tote: The tool tote teaches intermediate layout, joinery, and design skills.
• Trophy Rack: The trophy rack teaches repeating layout, and intermediate joinery and construction skills.
• Candy Dispenser: The candy dispenser teaches the construction of a simple release mechanism with intermediate assembly and joinery skills.
• Shoe Rack: The shoe rack teaches tenon joinery and tensile strength of oak while building a highly functional project.
• Dog lamp: The dog lamp teaches advanced cutting, joinery, and design as well as basic mechanical joinery.
  
• Hexagon Speaker: The hexagon speaker teaches advanced layout, joinery, geometry, and design.

Standard Alignments:

Curriculum is aligned to NGSS and Common Core standards.

What's Included:

• Curriculum
• Videos and Lesson plans for projects
• Training
• Support
• Mini Toolchest
• Workbenches
• 16 or 32 Workboards
• 16 or 32 Hammers
• Projects:
  • Jigsaw Puzzle
  • Sanding Block
  • String Art
  • Tower Blox
  • Cell phone and tablet holder
  • Cutout Car
  • Foot Stool
  • Keepsake Box
  • Tool Tote
  • Trophy Rack
  • Candy Dispenser
  • Shoe Rack
  • Dog Lamp
  • Hexagon Speaker

Already have supplies? Get the annual renewal, refresh kit instead:

• One year of these projects:
  • Jigsaw Puzzle
  • Sanding Block
  • String Art
  • Tower Blox
  • Cell phone and tablet holder
  • Cutout Car
  • Foot Stool
  • Keepsake Box
  • Tool Tote
  • Trophy Rack
  • Candy Dispenser
  • Shoe Rack
  • Dog Lamp
  • Hexagon Speaker