Architecture is the theme for the month of February.

From prehistoric pile dwellings to the impressive structures of the Roman Empire and the towering skyscrapers of today's biggest cities, architecture tells the story of human history and culture. On every continent, major buildings offer enchanting insights into the people who built them. This is an alluring  topic to study. I am really enthusiastic about it. Students will be covering different types of architecture, but focusing mainly on skyscrapers: some of the tallest structures  in the USA and around the world. 
Children seem enchanted with skyscrapers. They often ask, "Are these tall buildings built in the sky?" We are taking advantage of this fascination to focus on skyscrapers. The first skyscrapers were built in the USA. Their popularity has spread over the years. Now we can find these towering giants in cities around the world. A skyscraper is like a small world in itself. Imagine thousands of people going to work at the same address.

We had a great discussion about what all is required to build something: land, permit, architect, bricks, cement, concrete, sand, steel, lumber and the list goes on.
This morning our young architects chose their piece of land (paper, shape, size... they had to design within that piece of land). They first had to think about what they would like to build.  They then designed their building, using geometric shapes and adding how many pieces  of squares / rectangles /  triangles they used all together! Sean said, "he loved this activity". In the afternoon, children closed their eyes and thought about the kind of house they live in, and then drew it out... Please keep on coming to our classroom and enjoy looking at different buildings that the children will be designing.



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