Unique Interactive IN-PERSON Woodwork Incursions
For Foundation - Grade 4 Students
Woodwork PACKS also available for smaller budgets! CLICK HERE to learn more.
We use Premium Quality Timber (sustainably sourced untreated Pine) for all our wooden toy projects.
Duration: 90 MINUTES
Perfect for the attention span and fine-motor-skills of Foundation - Grade 4 students.
25 children per group/incursion (30 max, conditions apply)
What to expect
Each incursion starts with a short SAFETY TALK including an interactive TOOL TALK. The students get to try on safety spectacles, which is more for effect than any danger involved (see also our FAQ’s).
They then get to enjoy a talk with a fun engaging demonstration (with cute props) about the importance of trees in sustaining our environment.
The students LOVE it. And more importantly... they get it.
Then the "serious" woodworking begins.
All students within one group work on the same project. This way each student can easily follow Jim's instructions. He explains and demonstrates each process clearly and facilitates the students where needed.
Jim asks leading questions throughout to help guide them through their own creative process.
Each student gets to make and take home her/his own proper wooden toy.
Please note, no battery-driven screwdrivers used with this toy. (Matching image coming soon!)
But wait, there is MORE!
Each students then gets to be even more creative in their own individual UNSTRUCTURED way with our creative box of random wooden shapes, blocks and dowels.
This often leads to some very surprising results!
In addition…
Our incursions also tie in well with the S.T.E.M. inquiry units.
If you let us know your Learning Intentions in advance, we will link them in accordingly.
We can incorporate learning areas such as:
History & Geography, Science
Design & Technologies
Critical & Creative Thinking and
Cross-curriculum priorities including Sustainability Education (which is embedded within all our incursions).
Our current Foundation to Grade 4 project choices
As with all our wooden projects, they can also be painted as a follow up activity.
The result could look something like this →
BIRD FEEDER
AEROPLANE
RACING CAR
TOOLBOX
$675
per incursion/group
+ GST
25 PER GROUP/INCURSION (30 max at $25 per extra wooden toy over the number of 25)
Includes all Premium Pine Timber Material for take-home wooden toys and unstructured individual projects the students made.
For smaller budgets, CLICK HERE for our hands-on engaging Woodwork PACKS. (Shipping Australia wide.)
TRAVEL DISTANCE & FEE
Our travel fee goes towards both petrol and journey TIME. For return distances less than 25 km, no travel fee applies. Above 25 km we work on a sliding scale per km basis.
For distances over 75 km please refer to our Woodwork PACKS.
We are based near Mornington on the Mornington Peninsula (VIC).
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Very engaging and hands-on
“We’ve had Jim from Little Woodworkers come out and do incursions with our Foundation students for the past 4 years. The incursions are always FANTASTIC! Very engaging and hands on, and the students really enjoy making their wooden toys. A fantastic incursion that we highly recommend. Thanks Jim.”
— Tamara Furyk , Foundation Teacher
CHELTENHAM EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL -
The children loved every minute
“We thoroughly enjoyed our recent workshop with Jim. The children loved every minute of it. I loved the way Jim spent time prior to commencing the woodwork, talking about wood, trees and the animals that inhabit them. Great teaching by Jim with a most captive audience. Again our sincere thanks. We will definitely have you again next year, most probably in term 4 with our unit on Creativity.”
— Theresa Virgona, Primary School Teacher
ST THOMAS MORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, Mt Eliza -
We loved the information he presented
“Thank you for the wonderful incursion. Jim was fantastic with the children and we loved the information he presented also about the environment and trees. We have done quite a bit over the year on the environment and the importance of nature and trees to sustaining our environment so it was perfect.”
— Tricia McKinley, Primary School Teacher
ST TIMOTHY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, Vermont
All we need is:
A space for each student to work at. Their usual activity tables are perfectly fine.
A readable NAME TAG on each student. It makes it more personal.
We bring everything else. Materials, tools, safety equipment and more!
If you have questions, we gathered any frequently asked questions into an FAQ page. CLICK HERE to find your answers. :)
If you still have a question, feel free to contact us anytime.
How to book us:
Click the button to secure an incursion date. You will be taken to our quick & easy Booking Enquiry Form.
Once you submit your form, I will check if your suggested date is available. If not, I will email you with alternatives.
Once we have date (or dates) and time confirmed, you will receive a booking confirmation with all the details. EASY! ;)
FREE (printer-friendly) Teacher Resources
Jim and I sat together and spent hours (days really) tailoring the Learning Outcomes to our Little Woodworkers™ incursions to show you all the Benefits.
They can also be used for the student’s portfolios!
The PDF Download LINK is provided with each Booking Confirmation and Invoice.
“The students were in awe of what they learned and built. They had so much they wanted to share during discussion time with Jim. One little student thought it was 'magic' when Jim demonstrated building the Bird Feeder. It was such a positive 'hands-on' experience for our students and the introductory session was informative and gave our students an understanding of the importance of sustainability as well as a demonstration of products made from wood. Thanks again.”
- Angela Cardamone, Prep Learning and Leading Teacher, St. Kevin's Primary School, Hampton Park
Our Incursions:
Fulfill the Learning Outcomes of the VEYLDF and The Victorian Curriculum F-10 (revised guidelines).
Tie in well with the STEM Inquiry Units
Impart an important sustainability message
Help students make the connection between their environment and every day wooden items
Have the potential for follow-up lessons and activities
Ensure the students remember this experience for a long time to come
The Students
Broaden their knowledge base
Feel a sense of connection to nature
Develop an awareness and appreciation of the world around us
Receive a positive sustainability message (and understand it)
Develop confidence with new tools
Develop and encourage fine motor skills
Create positive lasting childhood memories
“The kids were proud as punch to show the teachers and principal their Bird Feeders but even more enjoyment was portrayed in their excitement talking about their left over wood creations! They made water slides, Ferris wheels, spaceships galore. Jim was fabulous with the kids and we can't wait to paint their Bird Feeders tomorrow. We will definitely recommend your company and book you again.”
— Bettina Harrison, Foundation Teacher, Our Holy Redeemer Primary School, Surrey Hills
The quickest and easiest way to make a booking is via our short Booking Enquiry Form here.
The way it works:
Use our quick & easy Booking Enquiry Form to secure your date. It will give us all the information we need to process your booking.
Click the Submit button at the bottom of the form.
We email you to confirm availability or suggest an alternative date or dates.
Once date and time are confirmed, we email you your Booking Confirmation with all the details.
Should you have any other questions, click here for our FAQ’s.
Or, if you would like to CONTACT US, click here to get in touch.
Click here for the booking form.
“I'm absolutely loving your work. Some of my fondest memories of my grandfather is him teaching me the wonder of constructing something out of such a lovely material. Wood! We need more hands-on activities like yours for children. The skills you are teaching are being lost. Keep up the fantastic work!”
— Simon Hutchinson, Director & Creator of CLIMBING TREE NATURE PLAY AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANCY