Math & 123s
ThinkingPreschoolers7 Comments
As we were playing the other day,
I looked over,
and saw Henry building this:
I was quite impressed!
Those are skinny blocks and they stood as tall as him!
I’m not quite sure what they are exactly, or where we even got them.
But this could easily be done with any kind of box.
The thinner and taller the block, the harder it is.
I noticed as Henry was stacking them,
he began counting them as he put them on.
I decided to number them with markers.
As I was drawing them on, Henry made his mark, as well.
Henry built tower after tower.
He asked for help every time.
The 6th block stood too tall for him to reach.
Time after time, the tower fell over.
Many times,
he got it completely built,
and ran to tell Dad,
only to have the wind that he created, as he ran by, knock it over.
Which lead to many short meltdowns.
But, Henry always came back.
Eager to make the full tower.
Henry finally did it!
Too bad this one time, it didn’t get stacked in order!
(George, watch out! Don’t knock over the tower!)
Henry also tried balancing the blocks.
Before his tower building, Henry made houses out of them as well.
I’m getting quite proud of his creativeness
and ability to build these structures!
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Dian says
Iam a teacher from indonesia.. Tx alot.. This activity help me to do my lesson plan.
Michelle says
He was really busy boy! And he's soooo focused! Good for him!
Thanks for adding this to last week's High paw, Jamie! Love the idea! :)
Sarah says
That is so good for them to do!!! And a great way to learn Cause and Effect!!
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Christie - Childhood 101 says
What fantastic blocks, I wish we had a box like that as I can imagine the hours of fun Immy would have.
Melissa @ The Chocolate Muffin Tree says
Those are some cool blocks! Kids love anything to play with! I find C playing with just about anything she can get her hands on!
Christy says
What neat blocks! I am impressed too.