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Sing Together: “A Pig Lives in a Pen”
Teach children a song about different places that animals live. Encourage children to add their own verses to the song.
Sing Together: “Here We Go Round the Alphabet”
Write the uppercase alphabet letters on the ground in a circle going clockwise. Sing the song and have children walk around the circle.
Sing Together: “I’m Feeling Sorry”
Have children recall the story Tell the Truth, B.B. Wolf and sing the song about the wolf and the three pigs.
Sing Together: “I’ve Been Working on My Straw House” #1
Sing the song to help children retell the story of The Three Little Pigs.
Sing Together: “I’ve Been Working on My Straw House” #2
Encourage children to act out building and huffing-and-puffing as they sing the song.
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.
Sing Together: “The ABC Song” #2
Sing the song and remind children that the letters are in the same order as the letters in Alphabet Under Construction.
Sing Together: “This Is the Way We Build a House”
Discuss the different tools used in building a house. Invite children to sing and act out “This is the Way We Build a House.”
Small Group: Build a Shape House
Have children glue shapes on paper to build shape houses.
Small Group: Different Materials
Encourage children to explore a variety of building materials. Have them record their observations and ideas in their “Building Materials” journals.
Small Group: Foam Ball Houses
Explore making walls and roofs with foam craft balls and toothpicks.
Small Group: “Kid Rulers”
Have children work in pairs to make “kid rulers.” Have them use their tools to measure big things.
Small Group: Tools for Building
Discuss tools for building. Have children use tools to make a key holder for a family member.
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.