Back to the construction and tools weekAdd your room's name and notes in the planner
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle time | Ask: How tall can we build before it falls? | Calendar and weather | What did we learn so far? | Calendar and weather | What was your favorite part? |
| Books | Ben and the Blocks | The Big Truck | Ben and the Blocks again | Rat's Hut | The Three Little Pigs |
| Craft | Show the materials | Box building: steps 1–2 | Finish it | Show and tell | Take it home |
| Song | London Bridge Is Falling Down (learn) | Sing it again | Sing it with actions | Sing it again | Sing it for the families |
| Snack | Hamburger Cookies | ||||
| Letter pack | Trace T t | Find T in the room | Color: T is for tools | ||
| Outside | Big builders | Free play | Big builders | Free play | Big builders |
| Notes |
Craft: Box building (small boxes, tape, crayons, paper windows), with a grown-up. Snack: Hamburger Cookies, recipe at peabody.kids/kitchen/hamburger-cookies. Outside: Build a ramp from boards or cardboard and roll balls and trucks down it. Make it steeper, then flatter.
This week: construction and tools
A building week for twos to fours: blocks and boxes, ramps and towers, trucks, and what each tool is for.
Our letter is T: T is for tools.
Our song is “London Bridge Is Falling Down”. The words are below, so you can sing it at home.
Our books: Ben and the Blocks, The Big Truck, Rat's Hut, The Three Little Pigs. The ones marked free can be read at peabody.kids, no sign-in.
London Bridge Is Falling Down
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.
Ask your child about…
- Ask your child what they built from boxes.
- Ask your child how tall the tower got.