- blueprints (from a local architect or download from the Internet)
- caution tape
- clip boards and pencils
- orange cones
- phones/radios
- pictures of a construction site
- toy construction site items (hard hats, play tools, tool belts, toy bricks, yellow and black construction tape, safety goggles)
- blueprint
- build
- construction
- structure
- tool
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Language/L.PK.MA.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, listening to books read aloud, activities, and play.English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners during daily routines and play.
Head Start Outcomes:
Social Emotional Development/Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy Demonstrates age-appropriate independence in a range of activities, routines, and tasks.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 2 Participate actively in discussions, listen to the ideas of others, and ask and answer relevant questions.
Construction Site
© Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care (Jennifer Waddell photographer). All rights reserved.
Skill Focus: Hand-Eye Coordination, Spatial Relationships, Vocabulary, Gross Motor Skills
Educator Prep: Before children use the Pretend and Play Center, hang pictures of real construction sites at eye level. Be sure safety procedures are clearly evident in the pictures (i.e., hard hats and goggles worn, taped off areas, orange cones in place, etc.).
Have children work in small groups to pretend that they are builders at a construction site. Encourage them to work together to build a structure. Remind them that at a construction site, safety is important. Draw attention to the pictures and have children use them as a guide to building their construction site. Encourage children to talk about what jobs each worker will have at the site. (architect, machine operator, builder, painter, etc.)