Unit Content
Home-School Connection
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT: Explore the school building and find its structural parts
MATHEMATICS: Introduce children to the concept of tally marks by counting the number of rooms in your school
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 AND 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
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
Ages 2 to 5: 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
Unit Includes
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32 Lessons
