Children in my last reception class loved to build, and often chose to use the large wooden bricks from Community Playthings. However, I noticed that the boys tended to monopolise this resource, and with 20 boys in the class and only 10 girls, it was difficult for the girls to find a way into the activity. In addition, the class had several very quiet children, both girls and boys. So the teaching assistant and I felt it was time to plan a co-operative activity, and decided that building Noah's Ark would be a good challenge. We designed the activity with girls and quiet children in mind.
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