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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.