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Read Together: The Three Little Javelinas #2
Reread The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell. Help children make connections between the pigs’ houses and structures they have built.
Read Together: The Three Little Pigs #1
Read aloud The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone. Prompt children to think about the materials the pigs used to build the houses.
Read Together: The Three Little Pigs #2
Read the folktale and discuss what makes it a make-believe story.
Read Together: The Three Little Pigs #3
Reread The Three Little Pigs. Have children focus on the order of events in the story.
Small Group: Different Materials
Encourage children to explore a variety of building materials. Have them record their observations and ideas in their “Building Materials” journals.
Small Group: Foam Ball Houses
Explore making walls and roofs with foam craft balls and toothpicks.
Small Group: Tools for Building
Discuss tools for building. Have children use tools to make a key holder for a family member.
Talk Together: Bridges
Open a discussion about bridges and what makes bridges strong.
Talk Together: Building High
Introduce the idea of building higher. Have children reflect on how they can make their structures higher.
Talk Together: Building Higher, Building Stronger
Discuss the photos you took of children building towers. Have children work together to strategize new ways to make their structures stronger and higher.
Talk Together: Building Materials
Open a discussion about building materials and compare their different properties.
Talk Together: Building Strong
Revisit building strong structures. Discuss children’s building and how they made them stronger.
Talk Together: Building to Fit
Discuss how things are built to size. Use toys as examples.
Talk Together: Building to Size and Purpose
Have children share a structure they built. Discuss their buildings’ different sizes and purposes.
Talk Together: Different Materials
Review the materials the three pigs used to build their house. Discuss that materials people use to build things depend on where they live in the world.
Talk Together: House Shapes
Identify the two-dimensional shapes found in parts of a house (roof, walls, etc.). Revisit the book Building a House.
Talk Together: Inside a Building
Have children name parts of the room (walls, floor, window). Have them describe the shapes of the different parts of the room and what materials were used to build them.
Talk Together: Measuring Tools
Open a discussion about measuring tools and how you measure things to tell their size.
Talk Together: More Building Materials
Have children share a structure they built. Have them describe the materials used.
Talk Together: More Materials
Have children share what they learned about building materials.