Building Challenges

Welcome back from the weekend! The kids were very excited to see all of their friends at school and they were ready to begin their day! We started this morning by completing our morning routines and switching classroom jobs. Ask your child if they have a classroom job this week! The students completed a puzzle, and built tall towers with a variety of blocks.

It is beautiful outside, so we decided to adventure out to the playscape. The students enjoyed the nice cool breeze while climbing in a tree, building in the rock pit and swinging on the swings.

As the morning continued, the class divided into small groups. Some students went out on the hillside with Ms. Susie to take pictures of cracks that they found in nature. Here are some pictures of their findings!

Other students stayed in the classroom to answer and complete the question: "How can we connect the green and gray carpet with our classroom materials?" They were up for the challenge! They began this project by using the classroom rectangular blocks to build a "pathway" to the gray carpet. The students continued this challenge by building a path cross the gray carpet and back down to the green carpet to create a circle.

They were so excited about their accomplishments, that they wanted to build a connecting path from the green carpet to the carpet under the light table! 

They more times they completed their goal, the students wanted to continue building around the classroom. After some hard work (and great team work) they built paths to connect every carpet in the classroom...they even included the carpet in the back hallway!

While building, some friends identified several letters made out of the paths and materials.

"This is the letter 'T.'"

AB found a "y, v, and d."

ET saw "h and a" while building. 

RM created a "t and y."

After they connected every carpet, the rest of the class came into the classroom to observe their classmates' accomplishments. The other students were very impressed, as was Ms. Susie! Way to go, Birch friends!