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Read Together: The Three Little Pigs #1
Read aloud The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone. Prompt children to think about the materials the pigs used to build the houses.
Read Together: The Three Little Pigs #2
Read the folktale and discuss what makes it a make-believe story.
Read Together: The Three Little Pigs #3
Reread The Three Little Pigs. Have children focus on the order of events in the story.
Recite Together: “Ten Little Nails”
Recite the chant and have children act out the movements with you to the counting rhyme.
Recite Together: “Three Javelinas”
Recite the chant with finger motions that represent the three javelinas.
Review the Week Together: Unit 6, Week 2
Revisit the charts, objects, and pictures from the week. Review towers and building strong structures, “Tt,” /t/, and tool.
Review the Week Together: Unit 6, Week 3
Revisit the charts, objects, and pictures from the week. Review measuring tools, size, and bridges, “Xx,” /x/, /ks/, and x-ray.
Sing Together: “Johnny Works with One Hammer”
Review the different tools builders use to build a house. Sing the song and act out hammering a nail for each verse.
Talk Together: Bridges
Open a discussion about bridges and what makes bridges strong.
Talk Together: Building High
Introduce the idea of building higher. Have children reflect on how they can make their structures higher.
Talk Together: Building Higher, Building Stronger
Discuss the photos you took of children building towers. Have children work together to strategize new ways to make their structures stronger and higher.
Talk Together: Building Materials
Open a discussion about building materials and compare their different properties.
Talk Together: Building Strong
Revisit building strong structures. Discuss children’s building and how they made them stronger.
Talk Together: Building to Fit
Discuss how things are built to size. Use toys as examples.
Talk Together: Building to Size and Purpose
Have children share a structure they built. Discuss their buildings’ different sizes and purposes.
Talk Together: Different Materials
Review the materials the three pigs used to build their house. Discuss that materials people use to build things depend on where they live in the world.
Talk Together: House Shapes
Identify the two-dimensional shapes found in parts of a house (roof, walls, etc.). Revisit the book Building a House.
Talk Together: Houses and Buildings
Tell children that they will be learning about different types of houses and buildings by using the “Houses and Buildings” display.
Talk Together: Inside a Building
Have children name parts of the room (walls, floor, window). Have them describe the shapes of the different parts of the room and what materials were used to build them.
Talk Together: Measuring Tools
Open a discussion about measuring tools and how you measure things to tell their size.