Implementation Project

The KINDER'S INVENTORS BOX

My Set-Up

For my implementation project, the children will be building with the use of loose-parted materials. A week before I implemented my project, I briefed & prepared the children on what they should expect the following week. I explained that based on our sketches, we will be building something with the most votes.

Our Blue Prints

As part of my project, I created an extra component. This binder presents my students sketches based off what they wanted to create/build. In addition, as the children draw- I will be recording what they saw about their drawing and how they describe certain aspects/details. I will use the observational method; Running Record.

Winner!

The object that the children seemed to all enjoy drawing was a Castle. The children will build a castle with a variety of loose-parted materials. in which will be made available.

Book that I read!

'Not a Box' by Antoinette Portis- captures the thrill when pretend feels so real that it actually becomes real—when the imagination takes over and inside a cardboard box, a child is transported to a world where anything is possible. I choose this particular book to relate to this activity because the children will need to use 100% of their imagination to decide how they will build their castle and plan out how they want it to look like.

Materials Used

Throughout the project, I provided the children with a large variety of loose-parted materials. These materials included;

Bottle Caps
Styrofoam
Cardboard
Towel Paper Rolls
Laminated Paper Rolls
Foam
Cut-Up Pool Noodles
Plastic Espresso Cups
Lego People
Tissue
Tissue Boxes
Blue Tablecloth: to act as water underneath the castle

Step #1

The children were figuring out how to create the base of the castle. This step took the longest because they weren't quite getting along and understanding that teamwork is what will allow them to become successful. They used a few pieces of foam as the castle's flooring and used long laminating rolls as the castle's main support system.

Step #2

The children took a minute to discuss with one another what they wanted to use certain pieces for. While they were discussing, one by one they started blurting out to one another how they should begin. Once they began communicating, their progress of building started picking up quickly. With little instruction, the implementation of my project was 99% child-directed and open-ended.

Both views of the children's castle

Add-on Village to the Castle

How my Implementation Project related to the Kindergarten Program

I completed my project around the same time the teacher began discussing the math concept of 3D Shapes. Both went perfectly hand in hand, because at this point- the children were knowledgeable about all the names of the shapes, their properties and could visually distinguish between a variety of them. Throughout the implementation, I was able to test the children's knowledge by asking them what shapes they used throughout the creation of their Castle.