Construction
Open Play Ideas
Action Songs for Circle or Music Time
THIS IS THE WAY WE BUILD A HOUSE
Tune: “Mulberry Bush”
This is the way we build a house,
Build a house, build a house.
This is the way we build a house,
So early in the morning.
This is the way we hammer the nails,
Hammer the nails, hammer the nails.
This is the way we hammer the nails,
So early in the morning.
This is the way, we saw the wood,
Saw the wood, saw the wood.
This is the way we saw the wood,
So early in the morning.
Adapted Traditional
(Continue with other verses of other things you do to build the house.)
Johnny Works with One Hammer
Johnny works with one hammer,
(Hammer one fist lightly on leg)
One hammer, one hammer,
Johnny works with one hammer,
Then he works with two.
(Hammer both fists on legs)
Johnny works with two hammers,
two hammers, two hammers,
Johnny works with two hammers,
Then he works with three.
(Hammer both fists on legs and one foot on the floor)
Johnny works with three hammers,
three hammers, three hammers,
Johnny works with three hammers,
Then he works with three.
(Hammer both fists on legs and both feet on the floor)
Johnny works with four hammers,
four hammers, four hammers,
Johnny works with four hammers,
Then he works with five.
(Hammer both fists on legs, both feet on the floor and nod your head up and down)
Johnny works with five hammers,
Five hammers, five hammers,
Johnny works with five hammers
Then he goes to sleep.
(Rest head on joined palms, pretending to go to sleep)
Art Projects/Sensory Bins/Science
Construction Sensory Bin - kinetic sand, little trucks, alphabet stones etc - can do this bin but use something other than kinetic sand.
Blueprint designs
Hammering with golf tees and cardboard - can have them try to hammer letter shapes
