Building & Inventing

Activities for school-age children

These activities invite children to stack, build, and create with different materials. Children can test ideas, try new solutions, and see what happens! These playful challenges help grow problem-solving, spatial thinking, and persistence.

Learning Area:

Building with Boxes

Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old

Learning Area: Language and Communication, Science

Learning Objective: In this activity, you and your child will build something sturdy out of a cardboard box.

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Exploring Ramps

Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old

Learning Area: Science

Learning Objective: The child will investigate the relationship between a ramp’s height and the distance an object travels. (A login is required for your child to...

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Program My Robot

Age Group: 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old

Learning Area: Language and Communication, Reading and Writing

Learning Objective: Your child will write directions that teach a pretend robot how to do a task.

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