This teaching guide on working with wood suggests methods to introduce young children to experimentation with ready-cut preformed wood pieces, to instruct third and fourth grade children in handling tools and constructing wooden objects, and to direct fifth and sixth grade children in designing more advanced and imagainative projects. For each grade (K-6), information is provided on (1) materials and equipment, (2) the organization and placement of these materials, (3) the teacher's techniques for motivation and guidance, (4) the child's activities, and (5) evaluations by the teacher and the child. (JM)