Kindergarten Shop Class

Ms. Winsor started Construction Kids two years ago, after she conducted a one-day building project at her son’s preschool and was deluged with requests from parents and teachers for more. And while it might seem like something fairly unusual — teaching young children to use power tools — it is one of about a dozen such programs across the country that allow children to hammer and drill to their hearts’ content.

Julie Scelfo

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/garden/31kids.html?hpw