Book: B Is for Bulldozer by June Sobel, illustrated by Melissa Iwai (draw letters on board)
Rhyme: “Brick By Brick”
Brick by brick
By brick by brick,
My building’s so high,
It’s scraping the sky.
(Place fists one on top of the other, going higher each time.)
Brick by brick
By brick by brick,
My building will sway
When the wind blows this way.
(Sway left, then right.)
Brick by brick
By brick by brick,
Now I’m ready to stop
And a flag goes on top.
(Open one fist and wave hand left and right.)
Song: “Stop & Go” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Book: Bear Make Den by Jane Godwin and Michael Wagner, illustrated by Andrew Joyner
Song: “Toolbox” (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Here’s a box full of tools—
A saw, a hammer and a wrench.
Take the tools out of the box.
But first you have to unlock the lock.
Here’s a saw that cuts through wood—
Back and forth and back and forth,
Back and forth and back and forth,
Back and forth and back and forth.
Here’s a hammer that pounds in nails—
Up and down and up and down,
Up and down and up and down,
Up and down and up and down.
Here’s a wrench that tightens bolts—
Round and round and round and round,
Round and round and round and round,
Round and round and round and round.
Here’s a box full of tools—
A saw, a hammer and a wrench.
Put the tools back in the box.
Then you have to relock the lock.
(Credit: Susan M. Dailey, Sing a Song of Storytime)
Flannel: “Johnny’s Hammers”
Johnny had one hammer, one hammer, one hammer, Johnny had one hammer then he had 2.
Johnny had 2 hammers, 2 hammers, 2 hammers, Johnny had 2 hammers then he had 3.
Johnny had 3 hammers, 3 hammers, 3 hammers, Johnny had 3 hammers then he had 4.
Johnny had 5 hammers, 5 hammers, 5 hammers, Johnny had 5 hammers, then he was done!
(Credit: Miss Meg’s Storytime)
Song: “This Is the Way We Build”
This is the way we pound our nails,
Pound our nails, pound our nails.
This is the way we pound our nails,
So early in the morning.
Additional verses:
Saw the wood
Turn the screw
Stack the bricks
Stir the paint
Paint the walls
Puppet Story: This Is the Nest That Robin Built by Denise Fleming
