In this activity, students will focus more on giving and completing a task. Students will be given a tree; each with words on the side. Students will create their own family tree and then will ask and answer questions about families. Can-Do Statements:I can describe my family tree to othersI can ask someone about their family I can answer specific questions about my family

In this activity, students will practice talking about their family members, their ages, and what they do. they will also ask questions about family, and talk about their favorite place at home.Can-Do Statements:I can talk about the number of family members and their ages.I can ask others about their family members.I can talk about my favorite place at home and my family's.I can talk about what each of my family members does/work.

Working individually or in pairs, students compete to design, create, test and redesign free-standing, weight-bearing towers using Kapla(TM) wooden blocks. The challenge is to build the tallest tower while meeting the design criteria and minimizing the amount of material used all within a time limit. Students experiment with different geometric shapes used in structural designs and determine how design choices affect the height and strength of structures, becoming comfortable with the concepts of structural members and modeling.