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Week 04 · Big From Small

Monday

Ten blocks, one tower
// Many small pieces build different objects
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Ten blocks, one tower

Rocket stacks ten blocks into a tall tower.

"Done!" he says. "Now I need a bridge."

But there are no more blocks.

Raven looks at the tower. "What do you notice about these pieces?"

Nova circles the tower. "Hint: could the same pieces make something new?"

Pieces make objects

Many objects are built from small pieces.

A tower can be built from blocks.

You can take the tower apart.

Then you can build something new with the same blocks.

Same 10 blockscan become
build 1a tower
build 2a bridge
build 3a wall
THINK ABOUT PIECES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Rocket takes his tower apart. What does he have now?
Can the same blocks build a bridge?
SentenceTrue or false?
Many objects are built from small pieces.?
Blocks can only make one thing.?
You can take a block tower apart.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe same blocks can build many things.
PIECES AND OBJECTS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How many blocks were in Rocket’s tower?
What else could the ten blocks become?
What does take apart mean?
What did Rocket want after the tower?
SentenceTrue or false?
A piece is one small part of something bigger.?
A tower can be built from blocks.?
Taking a tower apart destroys the blocks.?
The same blocks can make a wall.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPieces can be used again and again.
Draw ten blocks as a tower and as a bridge.

Word Spot: first, five

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

First: F-I-R-S-T.

Five: F-I-V-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
___, put on your shoes.
I can count to ___.

Super building brain! Tomorrow we count pieces as we build.