The Kohavim boys and girls arrived back from Thanksgiving break to a new challenge. On the tree trunk of our playground there was a picture of a wooden structure. We asked the children, if they thought they could build something similar, and also to think of what materials they could use. From the picture the first item they said they needed were 'lots of sticks' 'tree seeds' 'tree branches'. Then in the planning process what else did they think we might need? Some boys and girls thought we would need 'glue and a 'rope' for the structure to stand. Off we went to explore and gather sticks and branches. Everyone worked cooperatively and gathered all the sticks in a big pile, some were long, wide, and some were small. Now came the real challenge. We didn't have rope or glue, but somehow by positioning the sticks just so they stood up. When asked why they thought this happened, some thought "the bigger longer sticks made it steady and together, the bottom sticks helped hold up the top ones!!! Great thinking boys and girls!!! They decided that it was a campfire and wooden fort, so we had snack and enjoyed the beautiful weather.
Way to help build those critical thinking skills in a fun and engaging way. You can actually see them thinking in the pictures!
ReplyDeleteEric was so excited and proud of the fort. He was eager to show it to Samantha and Alex when they were dropped off at Hebrew school.
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