Monday, January 19, 2009

Construction Group 1-13-09

Thoughts About Shape, Design, and Representation

1/15/09
This week, Jackie began a Construction Group, which focused on using shapes to represent other objects. The children realized that one constructed building could be seen in many different ways. When Jackie built a simple block construction, here are some examples of what they saw:

“I see the letter T.”
“I see three T’s. Here, here, and here.”
“I see an airplane.”
“It’s a boat with a sail. See? Like this.”

The children continued by constructing their own models, which they represented with blocks and sketches.















































































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