{"id":26984,"date":"2024-03-19T17:54:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=26984"},"modified":"2024-03-19T17:54:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:54:24","slug":"creative-cement-constructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2024\/03\/19\/creative-cement-constructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Cement Constructions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we had a discussion how we could ensure our towers did not fall down.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDon\u2019t move from it\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dcellotape\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGlue\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you think builders use to keep bricks together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCement\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We deceived to make our own cement so\u00a0 <\/span>we got a bowl and added our two ingredients sand and shaving foam. We used our gross motor skills to stir and combine them together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dit looks crunchy\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dit looks sticky\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dit looks like real cement\u201d<\/p>\n

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We then began making our creations using a variety of tools to spread the cement on the blocks. The children used their fine motor skills and hand and eye coordinating \u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>help secure the blocks together. The children had great\u00a0 imaginations and communication skills sharing their thoughts, ideas and creations.<\/span>The children used mathematical language.while building their structures<\/p>\n

\u201cMine is so high\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c it have lots of bricks<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cmine is big an getting bigger and bigger\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dmine is going to be very tall\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201d I have made a castle\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at my bridge, the troll lives under it\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201d I have made a big tower\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201d I have made a big house\u201d<\/p>\n

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