Tricky Tower

Collect a variety of flat or rectangular objects that could be used to build a tower, including books, blocks, etc.

Talk about the objects the child has selected; why did you choose this object? What material is this object made of? Do you think this object would work well at the bottom or the top? Can you feel the texture of this objects?

Help the child to stack the objects to build a tall tower. How high can the child make it before the tower falls over?

While constructing the tower, ask questions: why are you putting this object there? What object are you going to put next? Why that one and not another? Do you put the small or big one first?

When the tower falls over, discuss why it fell over.

Repeat this game. Change the order of the objects to see what combination works best or involve other children and take turns placing the next object. Whose object makes the tower crumble down? Why?