MATH
Triangles are strong shapes in construction. Look for triangles
in our books, around the classroom, in the neighborhood:
roofs, fences, play equipment, picnic tables.
Many tunnels have arched tops. Others are round. Look for
arch and circle shapes in your school and neighborhood:
doorways, windows, play equipment, water and sewer pipes.
SCIENCE
Introduce habitats by asking what kinds of plants and animals
might live under a bridge (those that prefer cool, wet,
shady spots). What habitat is opposite? What lives there?
Discuss how the weather at the top of a skyscraper might
be different from the weather on the ground floor. Using
cotton balls, make different kinds of clouds you might see
outside a skyscraper window.
GEOGRAPHY
Subways are special tunnels under cities that let you travel
quickly from one place to another. These cities have subway
systems. Find them on a world map:
| Paris |
Toronto |
| Vienna |
Mexico
City |
| Berlin |
Sao
Paolo |
| London |
Boston |
| Moscow |
Washington,
DC |
| Tokyo |
New
York City |
| |
|
ART
Many kinds of ships and boats go under bridges. Draw, cut
out, and paste boats on a bridge mural.
Draw a wall-sized skyscraper. Fill in the floors with offices,
restaurants, and stores, apartments, and hotel rooms.
WRITING
Have children create a Shape Poem. Here's one that looks
like a beam bridge:
