Building structures with young children

Building high: excerpts from a teacher's journal

Getting ready

Open exploration

Transition from open exploration to focused exploration

Focused exploration: towers

Focused exploration: enclosures

Extension activities

Science teaching

Young children's inquiry

The teacher's role

Observation and assessment

Building materials

Involving families

Classroom environment checklist

Guidelines for creating documentation panels

Observation record

Document annotation

Learning record

Outcomes charts.