Book: Dig, Dump, Roll by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Brian Lovelock
Fingerplay: “Five Little Nails”
Five little nails, standing straight and steady
Here I come with my hammer ready!
Bam, bam, bam! That nail goes down.
Now there are just four nails to pound.
(count down)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Action Rhyme: Cranes
Cranes reach up (reach up)
Cranes reach down (reach down)
Cranes reach out, (reach straight out.)
And all around. (turn around).
Book: Raise the Roof! by Anastasia Suen, illustrated by Elwood H. Smith
Song: “Construction Worker Song”
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, stack the bricks, stir the paint, paint the walls
(Credit: Pre-K Fun)
Song: “The Wheels on the Truck”
The wheels on the truck go round and round (roll hands)
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the truck go round and round
All through the town
Additional verses:
The shovel on the truck goes dig dig dig…
The horn on the truck goes honk honk honk…
Book: Blocks by Irene Dickson
Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Song: “Icky-Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Activity: Building with blocks
