Thinking in 3-D
The chairs and table that Hannah built in 3-D.
When our neighbors moved, they gave us a set of interlocking foam mats. Each mat is about 12 inches square, and the girls like to fit them together into various shapes. In the past Hannah has always made a flat creation. She has fastened the mats together to form one large mat. Now, she has pretended that large mat was a lake or a beach, so that’s good. But today was different.
Today she built two 3-D chairs and a table from the mats! Three separate objects at the same time, all in 3-D. She even tried to sit in a chair, which collapsed under her weight. So I got her little plastic chair and tucked it under the 3-D foam one. It fit perfectly, and she sat at her little foam table for a long time.
Pretend play and creativity kicked up a notch! Yes!
