The structures project is still going strong in Room 4. The children have been experimenting with building using different types of materials. Today, two children built houses out of a variety of items. They made certain areas for their houses and specifically talked about there being kitchens. This is exciting because they are now talking about the components of structures. One child even used the Lego table as a roof. There are some photos below.
We also did our planning for the next two weeks. At the below links, you can see our environment and daily plans. We have woven in some structures activities such as dioramas in the art studio and a study of cities using the book Roberto, the Insect Architect.
There are also other exciting plans like a bubble activity in the art studio and a small group where children are making games. Today there was a new dinosaur game in our classroom. Children organized dinosaurs in different ways, practicing classification skills (mathematics!). The games are also very social in nature.
We hope you enjoy reading the plans. Have a great weekend, too!
Environment Planning -11-25-13
Teacher Planning Document November 25 and December 2
