Yesterday, after nine weeks of using only glue sticks we had
“the talk” about white glue. Several of my students have asked
about the glue bottles stored in their seat pockets. A couple
have begged to use them. Yesterday was the day! Oh my…. There
are so many new rules and procedures and skills to be learned
during the first nine weeks of school that I just don’t want to
add white glue to the list. It requires much more control and
precision and cleanup than a glue stick. Much more important to
learn scissor skills and safety first. And I just don’t want to
deal with sticky papers on my desk. But eventually we must have
the option of using white glue because it is cheaper and
stronger. I do allow the students to use it in art center from
the very beginning, so it’s not like they have never tried it.
Being “forbidden” for a few weeks makes it that much more
desirable. So everyone has used it during centers. But yesterday
in morning meeting we talked about the guidelines for using
white glue: - Use only a small