Dojo Islands Build Challenges
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Your students will work together to complete a series of challenges that will test their building skills and help build your classroom community. This ready-to-go packet includes a classroom agreement contract, lesson plans, challenge worksheets, graphic organizers, and reflection sheets!
Jess GennarelliKindergarten and Art teacherNew York, NY
Estimated 45 minutes
Kindergarten and up
A hands-on activity that encourages creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork.
Jess GennarelliKindergarten and Art teacherNew York, NYHow teachers are using Dojo Islands Build Challenges
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Jessica Fischer
2nd grade
Build Challenge! Maze Edition: My 2nd graders put this together. I’m also including a picture of the guidelines my students came up with together as a class. While building, the students made some adjustments to the maze and collaborated really well! Even when they had disagreements, they worked through it by talking it out. Proud of this class. Thanks for the challenge, Dojo!
Melissa Chapple
2nd grade
My class started the Dojo Island Build Challenge today! One group chose the food challenge (they are going to build a pizza) and the other chose the challenge to reach one end of the zone to the other without touching the ground. We worked together to split the build some in half so they would have their own areasl
Edeline Faye
Kindergarten
So we started Princess Katie's Castle build challenge on Dojo Islands this week. I cleared it out for the weekend (in case the students wanted to do it at home). I helped by starting out a small, simple room - nothing fancy. I logged on this morning to this! 😍 It makes me happy that they are playing it at home and probably getting their siblings and/or parents to join in on the fun 😉 I added some beach chairs to help inspire more creativity! I also wanted to thank those who shared their pictures because I shared them with my class (Kinders) and that helped them get jump started on ideas. So, thank you again and please keep sharing those pictures!
Jeffrey Richards
4th grade
Using all of these dojo challenges to finish the last week. I’ve been adding my own twist. First thing is I present the prompt, give them the handout and they self plan. I then use dojo group maker to put them in groups. They share their plans with each other, and come up with a solid idea.
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