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An intricate collection of wire circles joined together.

wire

Coming to understand the way wire bends, moves and responds builds a repertoire of knowledge that reveals to children what wire can do and be. This experimenting becomes a catalyst to being playful and innovative.
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The Wire book, displayed on a wooden board, with different types of wire looping in the background
a small child hands grip and explore a tangle of fine wire.

cutting

The flexible nature of wire can mean ideas generate easily through its ongoing changing shape. Ideas emerge and re-emerge as children twist, stretch and entangle with wire. 

twisting

a small child's hand hold some twisted wire, pinched between thumb and forefinger

intertwine

The cover and open spread of Wire. The headlines are 'Wire for thinking' and 'Wire for meaning-making'

Take a peek inside

references

  1. Keyte-Hartland, D., (2019). Intelligent materials: agency and aesthetics. Early Education Journal. No.89. Winter. P 12.
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  2. Deleuze & Guttari cited in Lenz Taguchi, H. (2009). Going Beyond the Theory/Practice Divide in Early Childhood Education: Introducing an Intra-Active Pedagogy (1st ed.). Routledge. P. 89.
     

  3. Murphy, K. (2020). You’re not listening: what you’re missing and why it matters. Penguin Random House, UK. P. 60.
     

  4. Seattle, C., (n.d.). Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7362241-humankind-has-not-woven-the-web-of-life-we-are

The books are visually stunning, filled with images of children's work, rich environments and thoughtful reflections. User-friendly and endlessly inspiring, they are essential reading for educators seeking to deepen their arts education. The Creative Collection empowers teachers to build children's conceptual knowledge and guide them in the art-making journeys. The series is a must-read for fostering a richer, more dynamic, and integrated approach to arts education. This vibrant resource will transform educators' practice and enhance children's art learning opportunities. 

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WENDY LEE, Director, Educational Leadership Project, NZ

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