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Building Big and Little Towers

Big and Little

Day 20of 180
Week 4of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Distinguish between big and little objects

2

Build towers of different sizes using blocks

3

Practice comparing object sizes

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

Just as we build towers carefully, parents guide children's growth step by step

📦 Materials Needed

  • Building blocks (various sizes)
  • Flat surface for building
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: PK3 Math
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's lesson about big and little steps

💭 Review Question: Can you show me a big step? Now a little step?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce tower building with size comparison

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look at these blocks - some are big, some are little
  • We'll build two towers today - one big, one little
  • Watch how I choose different sized blocks
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Which blocks look big?
  • Which blocks look little?
3Activity: Tower Building Challenge (6 min)
hands-on play

Build towers of different sizes, comparing height and block sizes

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose big blocks for the big tower
  2. Choose little blocks for the little tower
  3. Build each tower carefully
  4. Compare the towers' heights
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child select blocks

Challenge: Child sorts blocks by size before building

4Closing (3 min)

Review tower building and size differences

📝 Review Questions:
  • Which tower is bigger?
  • Which tower is smaller?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll count things with the Three Bears story!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning spatial relationships and size comparisons

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle guidance, not correction
  • Praise effort over perfect results
  • Make learning playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if towers fall

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child attempting to distinguish block sizes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take photos of towers to discuss later
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for size-sorting worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

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