Build A Community
Here's What To Do
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Talk to your child about the community you live in by listing and describing different places and spaces you frequent together.
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Discuss the purposes of the places and spaces in your community.
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Give your child building materials like blocks, legos, or magnet tiles to recreate buildings and spaces in your community.
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When your child is finished building, ask them to give you a tour of the community.
Put PEER Into Action
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Pause:
- Clear an open and wide space for your child to complete this activity.
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Engage:
- "Can you build a version of our town with blocks? What important buildings and spaces should you include?"
- Sit with your child while they build their community and ask questions like, “What is this space for?” and “What will you put there?”
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Encourage:
- Help your child remember features of your community, like: "Where do you go every day to learn? Where do we go when we want to play on the playground?"
- Ask your child how you can be helpful to them while they are building their community, like holding pieces in place.
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Reflect:
- Ask your child what different community buildings they could build if they were to do this activity again.
Not quite ready?
Ask your child to use blocks to make one building they are very familiar with (like home or school).
Ready for more?
Add more details to the model, like trees, streets, and bodies of water.
As your child masters this skill...
They will be able to represent a familiar place with a model.