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Last month at Creative World we had a blast building UP! Build It Up is a blast every year as we explore design, architecture, construction, and all of the elements that go into building. Check out some of the awesome inquiry activities we enjoyed:
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Free drawing our block creations
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Is it magnetic? Open-ended exploration with nuts, bolts, and more
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How are walls made? Some are made with bricks – we investigated the bricks in our building
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How important are measurements? We constructed designs with specific measurements and measuring tools
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Dramatic Play got a construction spin with our hard-hat parade
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What did we create? Take a look at our homemade blueprints
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Our inquiry culminated in an Extreme Sizes Skyscraper Challenge! Parents voted for winners
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Older students visited a real construction site!
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How do WE measure up? We investigate numbers with real-life application
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We got our hands on real tools (safely!)
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Does it match? We investigated how nuts and bolts fit together
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Using grid paper and real blueprint samples, we explored what goes into architectural design
Each month at Creative Word features an exciting new inquiry where we get hands-on and explore learning at each of our developmental stages. Check out your Creative World to learn more about how our Toddlers, Twos, Preschoolers, and PreK students are getting busy investigating brand new ideas! Get more Build It Up inquiry activity ideas on our Pinterest Board.