ABSTRACT
Red velvet curtains on the Punch n’ Judy booth in the corner of the classroom first caught my eye. 1 This structure was quite large and looked like it had lost its way from a fairground. Its presence seemed out of place in this space of high-tech resources, where an interactive whiteboard occupied center-stage. Several of the walls displayed colorful, scanned, child-made puppets and at the far end of the classroom hung a sophisticated “wow–word” poster. 2 Around one corner of the room, tucked out of sight, was a mathematical city made of angles and numbered cardboard sheets. Scattered on top of cupboards surrounding the wet area were imaginative recycled objects made into musical instruments and storybook sculptures. As I gazed at one structure, I asked myself, is that really the pantry in the Gingerbread House?
