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Letter Sort (“Xx”)
Sort the letters, using the target letter “Xx” and other letters children have previously learned (Cc, Mm, Pp, Ss).
Make Adobe Bricks
Have children follow directions on how to make an adobe brick.
Materials Sort
Have children place objects in the correct category: materials that are good for building a house and materials that are not good for building a house.
My Home
Have children draw pictures of the inside or outside of their homes. Let children draw, write, or dictate a caption to put under their drawings.
My Kind of House
Invite children to draw the house they would like to build. Have them dictate or write labels or captions.
Neighborhood Houses and Buildings
Take a walk with your child and talk about different shapes, textures, and materials you notice on the houses and buildings.
Number Houses
Have children build a series of houses, each higher than the next.
Nuts and Bolts Count
Have children unscrew the nuts from the bolts. Then sort and count the nuts and bolts.
One-on-One Reading: Tap Tap Bang Bang #3
Read Tap Tap Bang Bang aloud to individuals or small groups.
One-on-One Reading: The Three Little Pigs Variations
Choose a version of The Three Little Pigs to read aloud to individuals or small groups.
Paper Bag Vests
Help children make paper bag construction-worker vests and safety signs to create “construction sites” for when they are building structures.
Parking Garage
Ask children to make a parking garage big enough to park some toy cars of various sizes.
Play Together: “Dub Cubs” #1 (BTL game)
Play the computer rhyming game Between The Lions “Dub Cubs.”
Play Together: Huff and Puff Tag
Play this game of tag and have “the wolf” chase after the little pigs. The game ends when all the little pigs have been tagged.
Play Together: Match the Tool
Point to a tool in Tap Tap Bang Bang and call out a child’s name. Have that child find the tool that matches the picture and act out using the tool.
Play Together: Musical Alphabet Chairs
Stop the music to signal children to sit on a chair. Ask each child to identify the letter on his or her chair.
Play Together: Pig, Pig, Wolf!
Play the game “Duck, Duck, Goose” using words pig and wolf.
Play Together: “X” Marks the Spot
Have children play the letter card game to get to the “X” spot.
Read Together: Alphabet Under Construction #1
Comment on the different tools used to construct the letters of the alphabet in the story.
Read Together: Alphabet Under Construction #2
Reread the book and have children create their own alphabet charts with letters they cut from magazines.