Have you poured a cup of tea or filled your mug with coffee?

Good. Let's visit the third force of enchantment.

We've taken a look at surprise and mystery. Today we're going to talk about risk.

Let go. Let go. declare this week as Getting It Wrong on Purpose Week.

Push boundaries.

Break rules. Make messes.

Play. Open the space for break rules, make messes, play.

Open the space for creativity, not just accuracy.

All the teaching you want to do is possible

when children know the space is safe for risk-taking. You can make the mess

outside on the deck if you get the hebe-gibes thinking about glitter embedded in your

carpet or velvet chairs. But not all messes are artistic or physical.

What would happen if you added fractions without finding common denominators first.

Can you compare the wrong answer to the right one

using measuring cups and flour?

What happens if you bake muffins where you double some ingredients but not others?

Try making a mess of reading. Pick a picture book and start by reading in the middle.

Or read the last page first.

What do you think you know about the story?

What can't you know?

Read it straight through now.

Now, read a picture book backwards.

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