Building an igloo and other procedures

This week in language we worked on procedural writing. We built our own creation out of Lego and then wrote how to build each step. 

We then read the story "Grandfather tell us about the igloo." We then came up with the steps for how the Inuit built igloos. We also decided that it would be great to build an igloo as a class. However we had just learned that to build an igloo you need hard packed snow. Because the recently fallen snow wasn't hard enough or deep enough we decided to build individual igloos indoors. Sugar cubes were used because they are the most like the hard packed snow and we used homemade icing to stick them together for extra strength. Igloos are being sent home today. Hopefully they will still be standing when they arrive home. 

Unfortunately there are sometimes cave ins. 

This cap cube was attached by putting icing on both sides of the cube and letting the pressure from the other cubes help keep it in place. 

Examining the waterproofness and structural integrity of the igloo. Students have since been instructed to check with parents before consuming their igloo. Some students were also inspired to build an Inukshuk beside the igloo.