In the story, the pigeon ends up taking a bus to school. We talked about the different ways the students get to school (walking, bus, parent drop off in a car, bike) and then created a way for the pigeon to get to school. I had printed and laminated cut outs of the Pigeon and the students used Magnet Tiles to build some sort of mode of transportation for the pigeon to get to school. I told them they could be creative and come up with whatever they wanted, but the vehicle must have the pigeon inside as well as be able to move. Many groups wanted to build the tallest bus possible, but realized that when they went to move it, it often fell right apart due to all the weight. This lesson had a lot of reconstruction that took place! In the end, most groups were able to build some sort of vehicle even if they had to do a quick rebuild at the starting line to see if it would move. They worked hard through it though and did not give up despite the number of collapses that took place. I also learned that this was the first time for many students using Magnet Tiles and they were so intrigued with the different ways they could connect and stick to one another. I love it when I can share new resources with kiddos - their excitement is contagious!