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Act Out The Three Little Javelinas
Encourage children to use the storyboard or story figures to retell the story on their own.
Adding Houses
Measure the lengths of objects by counting the number of blocks along the objects.
Animal Homes
Explore the different types of homes animals live in. Then help your child plan and build a house for a favorite animal.
Animal Tools: "Chirp Builds a Nest" #3 (PEEP show)
Have children watch the video PEEP and the Big Wide World “Chirp Builds a Nest.” Encourage children to browse through books from the Library Center to find out more about how animals build their homes.
Build a Castle
Have children build sand castles to size for a group of toy figures.
Build a House
Provide children with toy dump trucks and bulldozers so they can excavate in the sand and build a house.
Building It
View and discuss the video of an actual construction site.
Building Site
Visit a construction site and talk with your child about the tools and machines used by construction workers.
Construction Site
Have children work in small groups to pretend that they are builders at a construction site. Remind them the importance of safety as they work together to build a structure.
Construction Zone
Let children role-play construction workers remodeling the Pretend and Play Center.
Draw and Write Together: Building Riddles
Invite children to create riddles that describe materials and tools.
Draw and Write Together: Compare Versions of The Three Little Pigs
Create a “Same/Different” Chart to compare the versions of the three little pigs’ story.
Draw and Write Together: Comparing Stories
Have children compare similarities and differences about two versions of a story. Chart results.
Draw and Write Together: Letter to the Big Bad Wolf
Have children write, draw, or dictate a letter to the big bad wolf.
Draw and Write Together: More of “Our Three Little Pigs”
Have children finish writing and illustrating their version of The Three Little Pigs. Help children put the pictures in the correct sequence and bind the pages into a booklet.
Draw and Write Together: “Our Three Little Pigs” #1
Have children draw, dictate, or write their own version of The Three Little Pigs.
Draw and Write Together: “Our Three Little Pigs” #2
Have children continue to work on their variation of The Three Little Pigs. Have children dictate or write words to go along their drawings and dictations.
Draw and Write Together: Retell The Three Little Javelinas
Have children use puppets to retell the story.
Explore Together (indoors): Build a Bridge
Have children work in pairs to build their bridges.
Explore Together (indoors): Build a Cup Tower
Children continue to build towers using different materials. Test each tower’s stability.