{"id":9116,"date":"2022-01-07T15:03:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T14:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collabolearn.dk\/?post_type=cl-activity&p=9116"},"modified":"2022-11-15T10:31:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T09:31:27","slug":"collaboration-imaginative-theme-building","status":"publish","type":"cl-activity","link":"https:\/\/collabolearn.dk\/en\/activities\/collaboration-building-under-a-theme\/collaboration-imaginative-theme-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaboration – Imaginative theme building"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n

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Suggestion for introduction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We create a motivating environment for the children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, we can say: “We practice building together. Maybe we’ll learn something new about each other today, like how to create something new and exciting together. Today, we are building under a common theme e.g. Hawaii, Minecraft, or princesses. There is only one rule and one challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rule is: everybody helps with building and we create something together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge is: There has to be something… (e.g. magical, green, or villainous) in the thing we are building.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The activity can be adapted to the framework of one lesson and varied according to the time available and the children’s prerequisites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We can use Lego, or wooden blocks, plus-plus, magnetic tiles, paper, or something else – as long as we feel like building with it. Lego is the obvious choice for this activity.<\/p>\n\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/details>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n

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During the play session, the children encounter challenges and successes, where we can stop and help spot what is difficult or what is going well. We can do this in several ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflection routines <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When we get the opportunity to reflect together with the children on what challenges or discoveries arise along the way, we can use one or more reflection routines<\/a>. It could be, for example, a learning metaphor<\/a> with a social strategy that we practice, an emoji<\/a> that describes the feeling we have right now, or a rating<\/a> of how well we think the building is going. In this way, a reflection routine can help to show and put into words the experiences that the children have during the play session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facilitating questions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We can ask facilitating questions to the children along the way, as they naturally arise in the building process. In this way, we facilitate the play session so that we continue the play and at the same time learn something from it. For example: <\/p>\n\n\n\n