This week during our skyscraper study – a student suggested we build a skyscraper out of paper. I was amazed how he figured out to do it – paper tubes! Here are a few photos of the children attempting the paper challenge! I taught my class how to...
I read the book “The Man Who Walked Between Towers” by Mordicai Gerstein to my kindergarten class. It is the story of Philippe Petit, a tight rope walker, who walked between the Twin Towers in 1974. I read the story first. (Warning, I tear-up at the end...
This week my kinders are diving into a study of buildings – primarily skyscrapers. Today I explained that skyscrapers have four main parts – the foundation, the beams (skeleton), stories, and facade. I played a few youtube videos of New York's skyline as...
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