Monday, October 13, 2014

We are Builders

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The past two weeks we have been talking about building our barn.  What will it look like?  What material will we use? 
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With these questions in mind I decide to create an invitation for the children to plan and build their own small structure.
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They were learning about design, structures, balance, shapes, challenges, perseverance and accomplishment.
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Some also learned the art of distraction – I can knock down a tower instead of eating the blocks.