How to...create a
Misfit Sock Tree
Ask students to bring in "misfitty" items (including misfit socks) to tape, glue or staple to the tree. We encourage you to use cardboard because it strudy, and holds on to items better on the tree. For example, you can staple an item onto cardboard easier than paper.
Remember, there's no wrong way to create this tree, it is an organic and creative process. Let it sprawl and flourish in your classroom or library.
BE creative. Have FUN. Try new things. For example,
make origami socks to hang in the Misfit Sock Forest:
The Misfit Sock Tree can be any size. Begin by taping cardboard or paper to a wall in the classroom in the shape of a tree or trees.
To begin
As students add items to the tree, it begins to to take shape and symbolize the power found in community and growing together. Each item might seem small and insignificant at first, but collectively it contributes something valuable to the tree as a whole. Just like a student does in the classroom.
It's simple
A Misfit Sock Tree is created out of recycled goods or anything that you might consider "misfitty," because it would otherwise be discarded. A bottle cap, a empty staple box, newspaper, a misfit sock.
The Misfit Sock Tree becomes a catalyst for conversation on labeling and discarding things that still have worth and should be cherished, like people.
From marginalized to magnificent, the TREE grows, rooted in a strong message of championing the marginalized, the misfits and celebrating what makes each one of us unique.
