Buildings

Designed to help teachers plan hands-on experiences that supplement and enrich what's being done in the classroom

SOCIAL STUDIES: Discuss the concept of home and draw a picture of where you live

SOCIAL STUDIES: Identify buildings that make up your community

MATHEMATICS: Determine what comes next in the pattern

MOTOR DEVELOPMENT: Explore the school building and find its structural parts

SOCIAL STUDIES: Observe the exterior of your school and invite children to draw a picture of what they see

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Build vocabulary and practice early writing skills while learning the names of the different parts of a building

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Foster a sense of wonder by asking questions about buildings

SOCIAL STUDIES: Make a map of familiar or favorite buildings in the neighborhood

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Encourage language development and writing practice with this open-ended prompt

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Practice letter formation and handwriting development with our building-themed capital letter mats

SOCIAL STUDIES: Explore what homes look like around the world

THE ARTS: Gather some favorite art materials and loose parts to decorate one of three buildings

MATHEMATICS: Measure the height of different buildings using non-standard or standard units of measurement

SOCIAL STUDIES: Identify different types of buildings and understand the activities that happen inside them

DRAMATIC PLAY: Engage in dramatic play, strengthen fine motor skills, and support language development by pretending to be a doctor

MOTOR DEVELOPMENT: Strengthen gross motor skills while learning about the people who build buildings and the tools they use

DRAMATIC PLAY: Create a structure in the block area and then sketch it or attach a photograph

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Build vocabulary, practice letter formation, and identify beginning letter sounds by matching letters to the correct tool

MATHEMATICS: Practice counting, one-to-one correspondence, and identifying quantities on a ten frame while building fine motor skills

DRAMATIC PLAY: Add to your dramatic play area and build content vocabulary by learning to identify different types of trucks and construction vehicles

MATHEMATICS: Practice counting, one-to-one correspondence, and matching numerals to a given quantity

SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY: Sort the buildings by the materials from which they are made

SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY: Learn about the design process while planning, sketching, and building a structurally sound house for the Three Little Pigs

DRAMATIC PLAY: Inspire young architects, engineers, and makers to create the house of their dreams

COGNITIVE: Shows creativity and inventive thinking by designing a plan for an imagined building

DRAMATIC PLAY: Engage in pretend play while learning about different buildings in a community

MATHEMATICS: Introduce children to the concept of tally marks by counting the number of rooms in your school

MATHEMATICS: Determine what comes next in the pattern

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Identify beginning letter sounds while identifying different buildings

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Draw and label a special feature on the school building

MATHEMATICS: Explore the many 2-dimensional shapes found on buildings