Maplewoodshop Standard Program for Middle School Grades: 9-12 Number of Students: 16 Hours of Content: about 27 hours per semester Additional Resources: STEM Case Study Highlights: Increased attendance Strong SEL development Applied, project-based learning Peer mentoring Easy to lead 50 projects scaffold skills Bring hands-on learning to life with Maplewoodshop lesson plans, where students gain essential woodworking skills while building confidence, creativity, and resilience. For 9th to 12th grade, you can solve for absenteeism, develop critical thinking skills, and provide hands-on career exploration. Many schools use Maplewoodshop woodworking as an elective and because we do not use any power tools, your teachers do not need a special certification and the school does not need extra insurance. Students apply math in ways that are tactile, tangible, and satisfying in ways worksheets and tablets can never match. Students report that they don’t like math but woodworking is different even though they are practicing math skills at every step. Every program comes with curriculum, professional development, support, portable equipment, hand tools (no power tools) and ready to use project materials. Curriculum or Lesson Topics: Sanding Block: The sanding block is an excellent first project to compliment the safety lecture. Geo Board: Geo board teaches intermediate hammering, layout and math skills. Tower Blox: Tower blox teaches essential layout, measurement, and cross cut versus rip cut skills. Buddy bench No back: Buddy bench with no back is large enough for two and teaches advanced joinery, design, and construction skills. Sliding Top Box: Sliding top box teaches advanced measuring, cutting and joinery as well as novel construction techniques. Tool Tote: The tool tote teaches intermediate layout, joinery, and design skills. Candy Dispenser: The candy dispenser teaches the construction of a simple release mechanism with intermediate assembly and joinery skills. Shoe Rack: The shoe rack teaches tenon joinery and tensile strength of oak while building a highly functional project. Standard Alignments: Curriculum is aligned to NGSS and Common Core standards. What's Included: Curriculum Videos and Lesson plans for projects Training Support Mini Toolchest Workbenches 16 Workboards 16 Hammers Projects: Sanding Block Geo Board Tower Blox Buddy Bench No Back Sliding Top Box Tool Tote Candy Dispenser Shoe Rack Already have supplies? Get the annual renewal, refresh kit instead: One year of these projects: Sanding Block Geo Board Tower Blox Buddy Bench No Back Sliding Top Box Tool Tote Candy Dispenser Shoe Rack
