Buildings Study Padlet: Interest/Center Ideas by CID Early Childhood https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings List ways to incorporate the study Buildings into your interest/center areas. These activities allow children to extend their investigation and learning. Feel free to add pictures, comments, like or love the posts. en-us 2025-08-27 20:59:26 UTC 2025-09-30 20:34:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Build a House https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590870133 Build a one-dimensional house and a -dimensional house to see which one is stronger.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590870133 Neighborhood https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590873695 Have groups work together to paint buildings on butcher paper. Put the pictures together to form a neighborhood.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590873695 bring in different sized empty boxed to build with https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590891036 2025-09-18 01:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590891036 Sand Castles https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590891872 Have students use sand to create different sand castles or water animal houses.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590891872 Drawing a House https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590892274 In the writing station, hang examples of how to draw a house or building using basic shapes. Encourage students to draw their own while looking at the model.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590892274 Draw a large building https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590893045 Working with a small group, have students draw a large building together and hang it in the dramatic play area. Ex. students can decide to make a hospital together, and then in dramatic play, students can role play working in a hospital.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590893045 Spooky Paper Bag House https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590893198 Use the paper bag house idea from the slides and make them spooky for Halloween.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590893198 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590893469 2025-09-18 01:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590893469 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590893820 Using playdough to make different buildings. Discuss how you could make it stronger (investigation 3)

]]> 2025-09-18 01:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590893820 Paint boxes to resemble their own homes https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590894293 2025-09-18 01:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590894293 Block letters https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590894514 Put letters on the blocks in the block center so students can build their names. Uppercase letters could be on bigger blocks and lowercase letters on smaller blocks.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590894514 Golf Tees https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590894675 Cut noodles into 1 foot sections, then cut in half. Use play hammers and pound golf tees into the noodles for fine motor practice.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590894675 Environmental Print Books https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590894826 2025-09-18 01:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590894826 Make a neighborhood mural and each add their home https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590895494 2025-09-18 01:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590895494 3 Little Pigs Stem Kit https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590895638 Students building houses using the materials from the story.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590895638 Tape logos on building blocks https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590895678 2025-09-18 01:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590895678 pictures in blocks for neighborhood buildings and recreate those buildings https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590896362 2025-09-18 01:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590896362 Construction Store/Home Depot https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590896549 Add building materials, construction tools, and toy construction machines

]]> 2025-09-18 01:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590896549 dress up https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590896826 Bring in construction vests, hard hats, tool boxes, and pretend tools.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590896826 Literacy https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590896844 Using small and large curves and straights to build letters with paper or blocks.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590896844 Halloween Time https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590898271 Read Creepy Carrots and have students build a creepy carrot garden to keep the carrots in (or the bunnies out).


]]> 2025-09-18 01:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590898271 Homes https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590898980 Tape photos of student's homes onto blocks - they can build a neighborhood

]]> 2025-09-18 01:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590898980 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590898995 Have a book that is made up of different parts of the school or buildings in your school's neighborhood

]]> 2025-09-18 01:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590898995 STEM activity - build a house for the 3 little pigs that won't blow down. https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590899547 2025-09-18 01:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590899547 Outside Play https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590899666 Have students create a car wash during these warm days.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590899666 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590900576 Tape pictures of famous buildings onto blocks so kids can construct a city with them.


]]> 2025-09-18 01:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590900576 Book https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590900972 Read the book, When I Build with Blocks, then display it in the block area for students to look at.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590900972 Books about buildings https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590901200 Incorporate books about The different components of buildings. Incorporate books about architecture, shapes, different uses of buildings ( hospital, school, Grocery store).

]]> 2025-09-18 01:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590901200 Task cards https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590901517 Print out task cards for block building structures - students try to imitate picture with blocks or follow steps to build buildings

]]> 2025-09-18 01:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590901517 Family Engagement https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590902917 Ask families to bring in pictures of well known buildings from their travels and/or a picture of their child's favorite place to go. Make a display.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590902917 Tangrams https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590902941 Or making the patterns and make a stained glass window? Use wax paper, glue, and markers!

]]> 2025-09-18 01:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590902941 City Mural https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590903489 Tape white butcher paper on the floor/wall/table and draw a map (roads). The kids will draw all different types of buildings of their choice. Post real building pictures around the center as models/examples.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590903489 City Wood Toys https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590903846 2025-09-18 01:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590903846 Family Engagement https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590905108 Have families bring in pictures of building they may have visited and create a class book

]]> 2025-09-18 01:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590905108 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590905321 Students can nail golf tees into pumpkins while wearing safety goggles.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590905321 Materials exploration https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590905496 Collect different materials and put in discovery center for students to explore

]]> 2025-09-18 01:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590905496 Shape Houses https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590905573 Set out a bunch of paper shapes and have students build a house with the shapes and glue it on their paper. Hang these in the blocks center for students to use as blueprints.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590905573 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590906258 virtual tour of a post office

]]> 2025-09-18 01:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590906258 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590907614 2025-09-18 01:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590907614 Tallest Tower Challenge https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590907937 Give kids marshmallows and toothpick to build tower.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590907937 add paint rollers, brushes, clean paint cans https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590908156 2025-09-18 01:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590908156 Sink or float https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590908735 building materials and talk about senses words to describe the materials

]]> 2025-09-18 01:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590908735 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590909441 encourage children to use props.

  • At the post office: write/deliver letters.

  • At the grocery store: shop and pay.

  • At the library: “check out” books.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590909441 Construction Site Zone https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590911033 2025-09-18 01:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590911033 Famous Buildings Replicas https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590911830 Show photos of real buildings ( castle, bridge, pyramid). Kids try to build them using blocks or Legos. Add labels or discuss which shapes they used.

]]> 2025-09-18 01:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590911830 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590912908 Order free boxes from the post office!

]]> 2025-09-18 01:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3590912908 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594499840 Doing a family engagement activity where the kids put on the 3 little pigs play. They will build the 3 houses throughout the unit.

]]> 2025-09-19 21:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594499840 Brick building https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594500435 Using the foam brick blocks and shaving cream, have students build different structures.

]]> 2025-09-19 21:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594500435 Sensory Table https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594500551 Kinetic sand with mini bricks for kids to build structures in the sensory table


]]> 2025-09-19 21:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594500551 Gross motor https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594500577 Get big boxes and make an obstacle course for kids to ride trikes around

]]> 2025-09-19 21:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594500577 Construction letters https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594500816 Lakeshore has a Construct a Letter where they build their letters.

]]> 2025-09-19 21:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594500816 Modeling clay https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594500984 Use modeling clay to create buildings


]]> 2025-09-19 21:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594500984 Textures https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594501627 Students can learn about different textures of buildings by making crayon rubbings of different walls, doors, etc. Compare the texture of brick, stucco, drywall.

]]> 2025-09-19 21:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594501627 Art: Shape Structures https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594501697 Materials:

-Pre-cut various paper shapes

-glue

-paper

Procedures:

-SW glue various shapes to make their structures

]]> 2025-09-19 21:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3594501697 Create a grocery store https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606209115 2025-09-26 17:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606209115 Stick House dominsa https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606209303 Glue sticks to make a building

]]> 2025-09-26 17:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606209303 Use 3d shapes to make buildings https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606211071 2025-09-26 17:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606211071 Waffle Blocks dominsa https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606211280 During outdoor play use Big waffle blocks to build

]]> 2025-09-26 17:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606211280 Use magnetic tiles to build different types of buildings. https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606211456 2025-09-26 17:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606211456 Sand/Water table https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606211530 Using materials to construct different buildings

]]> 2025-09-26 17:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606211530 felt pieces for story retelling (3 little pigs) https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606211598 2025-09-26 17:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606211598 Photos of Neighborhood Buildings https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606213381 hang realistic/color photos of buildings surrounding the school for students to recreate

]]> 2025-09-26 17:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606213381 Houses Around the World laucha1 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606213719 Build houses found in different places around the world - Diversity

]]> 2025-09-26 17:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606213719 Creating a school layout using blueprints https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606214071 Using blue construction paper create a layout blueprint of your school showing where your classroom is by using a star for your class. Using stickers or symbols of different areas in the school.


Use blocks and other materials to build part of or your whole school layout.

]]> 2025-09-26 17:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606214071 Under Construction Door Decor https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606214718 Add "Construction Zone" and hazard tape to classroom doors so that as students enter they know we're learning about buildings


]]> 2025-09-26 17:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606214718 Build-an-Igloo laucha1 https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606216243 Build an igloo using recyclables.

]]> 2025-09-26 17:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606216243 Use laminated shape pieces to create structures. https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606217764 2025-09-26 17:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606217764 Making buildings https://padlet.com/cidearlychildhood/buildings/wish/3606222285 Provide various materials

  • wooden sticks all sizes

  • Toothpicks

  • Cotton balls

  • Pipe cleaners

  • Sand paper

  • Glue


Students can pick items to build and create their own house or building.

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