Collaborative Construction

Louise came into construction, placed a carpet square on the ground, and began surrounding it with a perimeter of blocks. She asked Margaret and Joslin to build a house with her, but they said they wanted to build a park. Elle decided to join Louise and she helped create two couches, a window and a bathroom. Louise created more walls, beds, and bedrooms. Meanwhile, Joslin and Leigh worked on creating their park. Margaret decided they should stand the perimeter blocks in a circle and build the park inside. They found a piece of tulle and laid it over their park, to protect the people from the rain. Once they finished the park, Joslin brought the wooden people to Louise and Louise walked the people over from the house to the park. Even though the children wanted to build different structures, they respected each others ideas and found a way to collaborate and include their friends.

Joslin: We can be neighbors!
Louise: Yeah, we can go to your park!
Margaret: We aren’t ready yet we only have a slide.
Louise: Tell us when you’re ready so the family can play!