Practice: Immersed in Dimensions of Learning

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Inventors rely on the connections between emotional, aesthetic, and intellectual experiences.


We should feel and know and learn about what happens.

You can be amazed by the process.

Lois, age 9


Children are immersed in the emotional, aesthetic, and intellectual dimensions of learning when adults…

  • organize materials within a learning environment that are aesthetically pleasing and engage the senses
  • name and appreciate a wide range of emotions
  • provide children with a range of strategies for understanding, accepting, and responding to their own and others’ emotions
  • hold a strong image of children’s intellectual capacity

Teachers embrace the emotional, aesthetic, and intellectual dimensions of learning when they…

  • organize the physical environment of the classroom with attention to beauty
  • understand the social and emotional dimensions of learning
  • engage with the arts in open inquiry as professionals
  • practice teacher-research that highlights the intellectual experience of children and teachers

Exploring Systems with Human Machines

Use this tool when you want to deepen children’s understanding of complex systems.

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Translating Ideas

Use this tool to deepen children’s understanding of ideas by exploring their thinking through different materials.

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Building a Chain Filled by Love

Kindergartners and 1st-graders engage the emotional, aesthetic, and intellectual dimensions of learning by inventing a Love Machine.

Classroom Video

Setting the Table: Not just filling the space

Grades 4-5 teacher Nicole Simpson-Tanner discusses how she sets up the classroom studio at the beginning of the year.

Presentation Video


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