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Week 04 · Big From Small

Wednesday

Investigation: Build it twice
// Many small pieces build different objects
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Build it twice

Raven pours a pile of paper cups on the floor.

"Ten cups," she says. "Build a tower, then a bridge."

Rocket starts stacking before she finishes.

Nova chirps gently. "Hint: count your cups first, Rocket."

Rocket laughs. "Okay! One, two, three. What do you notice?"

Your investigation

You will build two different objects from the same pieces.

  • ten pieces that are all alike
  • paper cups, blocks or building bricks work well
  • a flat place to build
Safety first
Build on the floor, not on a high table.
Keep small pieces away from little brothers and sisters.
Nothing goes in your mouth.
  1. Count your pieces. Write the number.
  2. Build a tall tower.
  3. Take the tower apart.
  4. Count the pieces again.
  5. Build a bridge or a wall.
  6. Count one more time.
MAKE A PREDICTION
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
After you take the tower apart, how many pieces will you have?
Will the bridge look like the tower?
BuildHow many pieces?What shape?
before building
tower
bridge or wall
After buildingTrue or false?
The tower and the bridge used the same pieces.?
Taking the tower apart made new pieces.?
WHY THIS EXERCISETaking apart only separates the pieces you already had.
For a grown-up
Any set of matching pieces works.
Ask your child to predict before each count.
BUILD CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did Nova tell Rocket to do first?
Where should you build?
How many times did you count?
What kind of pieces work?
SentenceTrue or false?
Paper cups can be building pieces.?
Small pieces go near little children.?
Your counts should match each time.?
WHY THIS EXERCISECounting shows the pieces stay the same.

Word Spot: thought, head

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Thought: T-H-O-U-G-H-T.

Head: H-E-A-D.

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.
I ___ it would rain today.
Nod your ___ if you agree.

Two builds from one set! Tomorrow we find tiny pieces in nature.

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