What can you do with cardboard!? The possibilities are endless!!
Our Lessons For the Week! “Fun With Recycling”
What is our theme? Cardboard Construction
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
The overall purpose of this lesson is for your child to use critical thinking skills and to take ordinary things such as cardboard and paper towel tubes and create something special.
To provide hands-on experiences that motivate children to apply skills and prior knowledge.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
PK.CC.4 Count many kinds of concrete objects and actions up to ten, recognizing the “one more”, “one less” patterns, using one-to-one correspondence, and accurately count as many as seven things in a scattered configuration.
K.CC.4. Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
a. When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.
b. Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
c. Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger.
PK.MD.2. Compare the attributes of length and weight for two objects, including longer/shorter, same length; heavier/lighter, same weight; holds more/less, holds the same amount.
Learning Outcomes:
I would like the children to get used to looking at everyday things and finding other ways to use those things. During this they can be counting the items they have. Seeing how high they can make these items go as well as seeing how many pieces of cardboard it takes to make something special to you.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/YnyNzJ8_rgQ - Not A Box read aloud by Ms. Amanda
Materials
Assorted piece of cardboard
Paper towel rolls
Activity (Procedure):
Collect an assortment of different size pieces of cardboard.
Some thick and thin. Big and small
Your child can use these things to build in the house or outside in the yard.
Activity Wrap Up:
This project is endless fun. Your child can build and unbuild all day with just some cardboard and recycled materials.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
How is your child doing trying to balance the cardboard to create something that is 3-D. Are they feeling frustrated if something falls or does not work the way they want? Talk to them about these feelings.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
This activity is open ended. Your child can bring some other toys to add to their cardboard masterpieces. They can color on the pieces as well.
They can make more than one structure and you can talk about which one is bigger and which one is smaller. Which one is taller and which one is shorter. All of these descriptive words are great to use with your child.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Have an assortment of different size pieces of cardboard. This can be done the night before and you can cut everything up to get the desired sizes.
Our Lessons For the Week! “Fun With Recycling”
What is our theme? Cardboard Construction
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
The overall purpose of this lesson is for your child to use critical thinking skills and to take ordinary things such as cardboard and paper towel tubes and create something special.
To provide hands-on experiences that motivate children to apply skills and prior knowledge.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
PK.CC.4 Count many kinds of concrete objects and actions up to ten, recognizing the “one more”, “one less” patterns, using one-to-one correspondence, and accurately count as many as seven things in a scattered configuration.
K.CC.4. Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
a. When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.
b. Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
c. Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger.
PK.MD.2. Compare the attributes of length and weight for two objects, including longer/shorter, same length; heavier/lighter, same weight; holds more/less, holds the same amount.
Learning Outcomes:
I would like the children to get used to looking at everyday things and finding other ways to use those things. During this they can be counting the items they have. Seeing how high they can make these items go as well as seeing how many pieces of cardboard it takes to make something special to you.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/YnyNzJ8_rgQ - Not A Box read aloud by Ms. Amanda
Materials
Assorted piece of cardboard
Paper towel rolls
Activity (Procedure):
Collect an assortment of different size pieces of cardboard.
Some thick and thin. Big and small
Your child can use these things to build in the house or outside in the yard.
Activity Wrap Up:
This project is endless fun. Your child can build and unbuild all day with just some cardboard and recycled materials.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
How is your child doing trying to balance the cardboard to create something that is 3-D. Are they feeling frustrated if something falls or does not work the way they want? Talk to them about these feelings.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
This activity is open ended. Your child can bring some other toys to add to their cardboard masterpieces. They can color on the pieces as well.
They can make more than one structure and you can talk about which one is bigger and which one is smaller. Which one is taller and which one is shorter. All of these descriptive words are great to use with your child.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Have an assortment of different size pieces of cardboard. This can be done the night before and you can cut everything up to get the desired sizes.
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