a continuation of learning about houses and homes. . .

The Kindergarteners have continued to extend their knowledge about houses, homes, and structures from around the world. We have connected our work to shelters found in the natural world, from animals living in the trees to animals living in burrows. The children's interest in shelters has grown as we've read more books about homes, animal habitats, communities from around the world, and shelters found over and under the snow. To extend our work and connect it to our community building, we have been working on constructing our own structure.

We were recently given a beautiful wooden tipi frame from a local family. I put the frame in our big building space and invited children to help construct the sides of the tipi using strips of fabric and pieces of rope. James helped to demonstrate his knot tying skills, encouraging his peers to practice tying knots.

This community experience has been a loved choice by all of the children. They are developing practical knot tying skills while using what they know about structures to construct the sides of our shelter- sturdy sides to ensure feelings of safety and comfort. We will continue to add on to our structure, using different kinds of rope and outdoor fabric.