Tuesday, March 31, 2020

It's a Box!

Activity: It's a Box!
  • Give children boxes to build and play with and just step back. Their creativity will astound you.
Materials
  • As many cardboard boxes as you have (delivery boxes, egg cartons, shoe boxes)
  • Scissors, tape, glue
  • Extras like buttons, string, colored paper, markers, stickers, pom-poms, etc.
Questions and Prompts
  • I wonder what we could make with this box?
  • I wonder what would happen if . . .
  • What do you want to make? How will you build it? What do you need?
Time
  • All day
Extensions
  • Design a city
  • Make a model of your house
  • Build a rocketship
Skills Learned and Practiced
  • Social-Emotional - this engineering activity will evolve into a dramatic play activity
  • Language - vocabulary development, giving and following directions
  • Cognitive - exploring concepts such as spatial relations, balance, design engineering
  • Physical - fine motor, hand-eye coordination, hand muscle strengthening


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