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Create a cement photo holder by simply p ouring cement in paper cups, and adding paper clip then allowing time to dry. Perfect for a keepsake or a gift for parents. Add in a picture or a piece of artwork.
Find more details on how to create this craft on our blog.
Give students a variety of plastic blocks and have them dip in paint and them stamp on their paper to create a building.
Preschoolers can use rollers to paint blocks, boxes, or try painting the sidewalk outside with water.
Cut out a variety of shapes from construction paper. Invite children to use different shapes to make their own construction vehicle. have them glue to a piece of white paper so that they can display them.
Give students a variety of tools such as nuts, bolts, hammer, etc.
have them dip in to paint and stamp, roll, etc. on their paper to create a unique piece of artwork!
This is a relatively simple building project that parents can do with their preschooler. They will need 7 pieces of wood, nails, and a hammer. Local hardware stores may even have kid building kits with all the pieces they need (some even for free!)
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Add construction vehicles, rocks, brown felt for sand, hard hats, vests, and constructions
signs to the dramatic play center. Have children run the construction site.
Create a Home Improvement center in your dramatic play space. Add a variety of tools, boxes, Cardboard Blocks, Tool Bags, Paint Brushes. Add a cash register, and paper bags.
The dollar tree hardware section is a great place to stock up on low cost materials.
Add paint chip samples, blocks, and other related props for children to pretend to plan their home design.
Leave out a variety of cardboard bricks in the building and small world center for students to build with this week.
Leave out a set of Lincoln Logs in the Building and Small World Play area this week and invite children to build different houses with them.
Add building template posters like the ones from our Let's Build Poster pack to your building space. Invite children to use the templates to construct each type of building.
Introduce students to construction-specific vocabulary words by adding word cards with visuals to the literacy center this week.
Set out a toy Dump truck. Write letters on craft stones. Using letter cards, have students, flip and find the matching letter rock, and place it inside the dump truck. You can practice matching letter the same letter cases, or upper to lower. For added fun, you can call out a word, and have your student locate the first sound. Children can get extra fine motor practice by using tongs to place the rock in the truck.
Have students sort construction and building related items by vehicles and tools. This helps children practice sorting by class of item an important pre-literacy skill. You can also have students name each item as they choose the picture in order to help build vocabulary.
Write letters on rocks and place into a tray. Give children a letter sound to find and have them dig it up with a construction toy. You could also show them a picture of an item, have them say the item's name, and then find the beginning or ending sound of that word.
