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Construction and tools: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Any time of year · October, March

One week on construction and tools for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (3 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 4 materials, “London Bridge Is Falling Down” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter T.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “How tall can we build before it falls?”
  4. Sing: London Bridge Is Falling Down.
  5. Read: Ben and the Blocks (level 3).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • Ben and the Blocks (level 3, free on peabody.kids): Building with blocks on a rainy day.
  • The Big Truck (level 2, free on peabody.kids): A truck and a team.
  • Rat's Hut (level 1, free on peabody.kids): A rat and a hut, for building homes.
  • The Three Little Pigs (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: three houses built three ways.

Craft: Box building

You need (4): small boxes, tape, crayons, paper windows.

  1. Tape boxes together into a building.
  2. Glue or tape on windows.
  3. Give your building a name: a house, a shop, a tower.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: London Bridge Is Falling Down

The words

London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady. Build it up with wood and clay, Wood and clay, wood and clay. Build it up with wood and clay, My fair lady.

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Hamburger Cookies from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Letter pack

TtT is for tools. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace T and t once, then find T in the room and in the book.

Outside: Big builders

Build a ramp from boards or cardboard and roll balls and trucks down it. Make it steeper, then flatter.

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.