Pistes d'exploration

Discuss the structures and features in the book. How do they help the reader? 

Make a diagram of a home from a fairy tale. Label the different parts.

Generate a word search using some of the architecture vocabulary from the book.

Make a board game based on a storybook home that you designed.

In small groups, discuss the rooms/features of your own homes. 

Make a diagram of a home from a fairy tale. Label the different parts.

Create a storybook home for yourself. Make a video or slide presentation: A “For Sale” presentation of your home.

In the Tree House, Sky High, Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building, First Shapes in Buildings, Town Mouse, Country Mouse, Towering Homes, A House Is a House for Me

Mots-clés

Non-fiction , architecture , buildings , fairy tales , homes , structures

Commentaire descriptif

Where would you put a bathroom if you lived in a giant shoe like the old woman in the nursery rhyme? Of the many towers existing in the world, which would Rapunzel and her prince have chosen for their new home? Why was brick the best choice in the story of the Three Little Pigs? Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on the quirky houses of their favourite storybook characters in this kid-friendly book that mixes fairy-tale lore with the basic concepts and vocabulary of building design (e.g. beam, pillar, floor plan, spire). Condensed two-page versions of each fairy tale are included to help set the stage for discussion of materials, layouts and structures. One of four titles in the Young Architect series, it uses colourful photos, floor plans, cross-sections and labeled drawings of real and imaginary buildings to teach children how engineers solve different kinds of construction problems. The book also includes a brief introduction, definitions in boldface type throughout the text, quizzes, a glossary and resources for those wishing to extend their knowledge.