This week's Monarch nominee has been such fun. Last week we started with our building theme by reading
Building Our House and researching famous buildings. This week we continued with the absolutely delightful
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale. The book consists of concrete poems about buildings. A concrete poem is written in the shape of its subject. Paired with each poem is an illustration of kids building in the same style depicted in the poem as well as a photograph of a famous building that resembles both. The children's art ranges from pillow forts to Legos.
Students in second grade used Legos and blocks to build structures based on buildings they had seen in person or in books. Each group received a box and then used what was in their box of supplies to inspire their buildings.
