Transition Song: Five Little Ghosts by the Kiboomers
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: wreck, wrecks, wrecking, wrecked, knock, knocks, knocking, knocked over, build, builds, building, built, heart, rocket, towers, tall, dinosaur, robot, problem, problem solving, solution, solve, happy, sad, mad, frustrated, scared, worried, What questions, asking, yes/no.
Miss Carrie read a book called Rex Wrecks It by Ben Clanton.
In the book, Gizmo, Sprinkles, and Wild have a problem. Rex is wrecking everything they build. They came up with one solution to the problem and tried it. It didn't work. The second solution they tried did work. They solved the problem! (This closely mimics our conflict/resolution that we are constantly teaching in our classrooms. This is an intregal part of our High Scope Curriculum.)
After reading the book, Miss Carrie brought out blocks and we started building. If we wanted to knock the blocks down, we practiced asking our friends "Can I wreck it?" Our friends could answer yes or no.
DO THIS AT HOME: Get on the floor together with blocks or boxes and start building. Emphasize asking first "Can I wreck it?" and wait for the answer yes or no. This is more fun if the entire family gets involved. Practice the phrase "Can I wreck it?" or "Wreck it", "yes" and "no", and "help".
