Imagine and invent
Mix-and-Match Creature
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Thinking sheet · Imagine and invent
Dream Treehouse Plan
Plan the treehouse of your dreams: the rooms, the way in and the one secret feature.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Topic
- Imagine and invent
- Kids practice
- spatial planning, imagination, labeling
What kids do
“You get to build any treehouse you want. Plan it out!”
- Draw your treehouse (show the tree too!)
- Rooms
- The secret feature:
How to run it
- Show a few real treehouse photos for ideas.
- Ask how you get in and out: ladder, slide, zip line?
- Older kids can add a bird’s-eye floor plan on the back.
Talk about it
- Who is allowed in your treehouse?
- What would you need to build it for real?
- How would it change in winter?
Take it further
Write the treehouse rules and post them on the door.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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