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Curriculum map and pacing guide

Welcome to the Woodshop

Unit 1 · For parents and teachers · Version 1, October 25, 2026

Print a week

One page for the week: each session, what to gather, the cards, what to watch and the safety rows. It follows your dated plan. Change the plan.

Spinozzi's Woodshop · Unit 1Week 2

Mon, Nov 9 to Sun, Nov 15

Track C: a class or co-op block. Dates are suggestions. Sessions keep their order.

Wed, Nov 11Meeting 2

Stop 2: What Is Woodworking?

45 to 60 minutes

A Wood Hunt in the room: five things made of wood. The teacher turns one chair or table over to look underneath. Look only.

Gather

Nothing

Set up

Pick one wooden chair, stool or drawer that's easy to look under. Prep: 5 minutes.

Hands-on cards

  • Level 1: Go on a Wood Hunt (about 10 to 15 minutes)

Print

Printable 4: Try It at Home cards; Printable 5: My hunt log

What to watch

  • The kid says what woodworking is, and shows where a wooden thing's pieces join.

Safety rows

Tool or materialWho is beside the kidCheck firstThe adult does
Wooden things at home (the Wood Hunt)A parent or teacher, for the look underneathNothing is taken apartTurns a chair or table over if needed

Notes