The kids were so happy to be at school on Friday! Not only was it a delayed opening, but it was Valentine's Day and our Snow Fort Day! It was such a great day full of fun, lots of laughs, and teamwork!
On Wednesday, the kids were given a project in math to create a snow fort for a "Winter Celebration." They were going to be builders of these snow forts, so they needed to use what they had learned in math to help them determine the dimensions of the forts. Like real builders, the kids need to meet certain criteria for their fort. They needed to create a fort with 2 rooms, a walkway, and a shed (for snowballs of course)! After creating their design on grid, the kids figured out the area and perimeter of each room, walkway, and the shed. They were going to put what they learned in math to work in the real world!
It was so awesome to see all of the great teamwork that went into creating the snow fort design on Wednesday. The kids were "talking" math while having lots of fun with their classmates!
On Friday afternoon, the builders went outside to start their forts. Armed with snow block makers, small bins, and their plans, they set out into the freshly fallen snow behind our classroom. The small groups got right to work. Some groups realized that they needed to adjust their space and dimensions of their fort because of the space that they had chosen. Many groups came up with a "system" for making snow blocks as quickly as possible. There was so much teamwork happening in the snow on Friday afternoon.
It was so much fun to see the kids having so much fun on Friday, but knowing that they were learning and applying area and perimeter problems in the real world!
Some kids talked about coming back to finish their forts over vacation!
I hope everyone has a great vacation! Stay warm!
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| All of the builders hard at work! |
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