Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Unusual Uses for a Paperclip

I just had to share this because of the activity we did in class the other day. To test our own creativity, we completed the Unusual Uses test for a paperclip. As everyone knows and has once experienced in their school days, binders always break, fall apart, get stuffed too full, etc. This use for a paperclip is perfect! Teachers always have paperclips, a hole puncher, and rubber bands laying around inside their desk, so what better way to put them to use, instead of throwing them away? Students are able to create this "binder" all on their own, simply by punching holes in their papers, stringing a rubber band through the holes and onto a paperclip. Not only does this conservative idea make a binder, it also helps kids build their fine-motor skills by  making them use the pincer grasp!

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