Building

 

The many areas of the classroom that include various construction materials are very popular learning experiences for many of the students. It doesn't matter if the student is JK, SK, boy or girl they all enjoy planning, designing, and building their creations. Many times they chose to then draw and write about what they have designed.

This is not just play, these experiences offer students opportunities to work as a team, problem solve, listen to others ideas and suggestions and an  opportunity for rich oral communication. I have included some of the various designs for parents to enjoy and marvel over.

 

 Designing something following a pattern card.This looks easy but it took a whole afternoon of problem solving and adjusting pieces to make it look just right.

 Three boys worked all morning on this design. They built the wall using the foam blocks and then decided to make it stronger by using the smaller blocks around both sides of the wall. The wall was to keep the dinosaurs safe so they would not be attacked by the enemy. This took a very long time to tidy up at the end of the morning.

This wonderful creation is a home for the dinosaurs and was created by three JK boys. They worked hard as a team, took turns and willingly shared the materials. Excellent team work boys.

This is the bridge, eater and grass for retelling the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Thank you to a parent volunteer who worked diligently with the students as they created the design and then acted out the story. We did not have a troll so we used a dinosaur puppet.

 

This wonderful design is a walkway for the people so they can walk from their hotel room (the walkway is at the back of the photo) to the rest of the hotel, where there is a swimming pool and hot tub. This took the girls most of the morning to complete.

 

There is a possibility we may have some engineers, planners, or builders in the future, and to think it all started in Kindergarten!