Classroom Igloo

Learning Goals: STEM, Cooperation, Mutually-Directed Play, Spatial Reasoning, Turn-Taking, Visual Arts

During the winter months, work together to build an igloo in the classroom.

Discuss what an igloo would look like and determine the materials that would be needed to create the igloo.

Provide recycled cardboard and paint for students to create ice blocks.

As an option: Post a large wall-length piece of paper behind the igloo for students to draw pictures of images they associated with cold weather and igloos.
Cardboard

Paint

White paper

Recycled materials

Pictures/Books on Igloos to explore
The educator and students worked together to determine the materials and propose ideas on how to create the structure.

The children came up with the idea to build igloos and the educator supported the children’s construction.

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