{"id":9296,"date":"2022-11-15T12:27:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T11:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collabolearn.dk\/?post_type=cl-activity&p=9296"},"modified":"2022-11-18T12:41:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T11:41:10","slug":"collaboration-build-a-tower-with-a-surprise","status":"publish","type":"cl-activity","link":"https:\/\/collabolearn.dk\/en\/activities\/collaboration-building-towers\/collaboration-build-a-tower-with-a-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaboration – Build a tower with a surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n

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

We create a motivating framework for the children.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, we can say: \u201dThe activity is about building a tower together that is both tall and pretty. So, we build a tower as tall as we can while it also becomes a pretty tower.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After (for example) 10 minutes: “Now, we have a new standard for the tower. It has to be stable enough to get through a storm. Maybe we build it different than before and learn new ways to build a tall, pretty, and stable tower. If we want, we can take turns finding new standards for the tower.”<\/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 need some building materials appropriate for building towers. We can choose one kind of material the children like or a mix of building materials, for example Lego, Bakoba, or wooden bricks. <\/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

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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:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n