The Most Magnificent Thing
Thinking about our approach to design..
Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog. The girl has a wonderful idea. “She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time. Easy-peasy!”
But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly. Eventually, the girl gets really, really mad. She is so mad, in fact, that she quits. But after her dog convinces her to take a walk, she comes back to her project with renewed enthusiasm and manages to get it just right.
Using this book as a springboard, we talked about design and making. We realised that we all have different ways of approaching it. Some of us like to plan and then make, others like to just get started and experiment as they go along. Some of us do it both ways depending on the situation.
We started work on our games for Sensory Games Day. We worked in small groups. Some groups already have ideas and proceeding to make their games. Others are still conferencing with the teacher, doing research and sounding out ideas.
We look forward to sharing our games with everyone next Wednesday!
