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Build It With Your Hands

with Atlas

Atlas the friendly guide kneels at a sunny craft table, holding a paper plan next to a tall block tower being built from cubes, cardboard, and tape.

Name the plan as the drawing that shows what to build
Pick materials that match the parts in a plan
Build a simple model by following the steps in a plan
Compare the finished build to the plan to check the match

Key terms

plan: a drawing that shows the thing you want to build before you build it
materials: the things you build with, like blocks, cardboard, paper, and tape
build sequence: the order you put parts together, starting from the bottom and going up
check the match: looking back and forth between your build and your plan to see if they are the same

Read Your Plan First

Before you touch a single block, look closely at your plan. A plan is a picture of the finished thing. Find every part in the drawing — the floor, the walls, the roof, the bridge. When you know all the parts, you can pick the right materials. If you skip this step, you might grab the wrong pieces and have to start over. Reading your plan first saves you time.

Build From the Bottom Up

Real builders always start at the bottom. The bottom part holds up everything else, just like the legs hold up your body. If you try to add the roof before the walls, the roof has nothing to rest on and it falls. So put the floor down first, then the walls, then the top. Adding one part at a time, from the bottom up, keeps your build steady while you work.

Worked examples

Your plan shows a model house with a floor, four walls, and a roof. In what order should you build the parts?

Look at the plan and notice the floor is on the bottom.
Place the floor down first because everything rests on it.
Stand up the four walls next, so they sit on the floor.
Add the roof last, resting it on top of the walls.

Answer: Floor first, then walls, then roof last — always build from the bottom up.

Hi, I am Atlas! First you make a plan. A plan is a drawing of the thing you want to make. Now it is time to build! Look at your plan. What parts do you see? Maybe a box. Maybe a tall tower. Maybe a long bridge. Now pick your materials. Materials are the things you build with. Blocks, cardboard, paper, and tape are all materials. Pick the ones that match your plan. Go slow. Build one part at a time. Put the bottom part first. Then add the next part on top. Look back at your plan a lot. Does your build match your drawing? If a part is missing, add it now. If a part fell, stand it back up. If you are not sure what to build next, look at your plan and find the next part you have not built yet — that is always the right next step. When your build looks like your plan, you did it! You made the thing you drew. Great job, builder!

Activity

Match each part in the plan to the right material you would use to build it

Practice

Draw a simple plan for a tower, then list the materials you would pick to build it.

After you finish a build, name one part that matches your plan and one part you might fix.

Common mistakes to avoid

You can throw the plan away once you start building.Keep the plan nearby the whole time, because you use it to check your work and find the next part to build.
It is faster to build the top part first.The bottom part holds everything up, so building it first keeps the whole thing from falling down.

Check your understanding

What is a plan?

You finished building. What should you do to check your work?

Your plan shows a tall tower. Which material helps you build the tall part?

Recap

A plan is a drawing of what you want to make. You read the plan, pick materials that match the parts, then build from the bottom up one part at a time. Keep looking back at your plan to check that your build matches the drawing.

Reflect

What part of a build would you put down first, and why?