Learning Through Projects: an Interview with Kathreen Ricketson

You may know Kathreen Ricketson as the editor of the Australia-based craft blog Whipup. She's also been busy self-publishing Action Packs, which are digital collections of making and learning projects for kids. Action Packs incorporate a little crafting, a little cooking, some nature exploration, a little building and tinkering - and each issue is centered around just a few materials, so kids can explore them deeply.

I talked with Kathreen about how she arrived at this publishing idea, and how kids are responding to these kinds of learning projects.

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Source: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/07/learning_through_projects_an_i.html

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