Once the bean bag song was finished, we began storytime by reading Bulldozer Helps Out by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann. This story teaches the idea that anyone can help, no matter how big or how small. I also like reading this one out loud because of the repetitiveness of the action words, "cement truck was stirring, stirring, stirring...Digger Truck was scooping, scooping, scooping..."
Another librarian who is great with coming up with flannels put together a construction bear flannel for this theme. It was an absolute hit and it was great for going over colors (the colors of his construction gear), safety (why does Construction Bear need a helmet?), and parts of clothing.
After Construction Bear, we jumped right into Dalmatian in a Digger by Rebecca Elliot. A dog construction story focusing on the noises you hear around a construction site. The kids enjoyed this story the best.
I ended up reading an extra story instead of another activity since the group was still very attentive. We read Road Work Ahead by Anastasia Suen and Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia. Both books had cute, bright illustrations and familiarized us with all the sights and sounds of the construction site.
For our craft, we made a construction paper moveable crane. This was a fun craft that allowed the kids to play with moving their "wood" up and down.
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