Book: Construction by Sally Sutton
[Have group repeat each repeating phrase. "Hoist the wood!" "Hoist the wood!"]
OR
Book: Dalmatian in a Digger by Rebecca Elliott
Action Song (seated): "Bumpity Bumpity"
(to the tune of "Ten Little Bubbles." 2x, second time superfast)
Bumpity-bumpity comes the dump truck [stomp feet to bumpity-bumpitys]
Bumpity-bumpity comes the dump truck,
Bumpity-bumpity comes the dump truck,
DUUUMMMMMP out the load!
Song: Dance, Freeze, Melt by The Learning Groove from their album Rockin' Red
Book (sung): Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz
Action Song a cappella: "I Can Work with One Hammer"
Action Rhyme (if time): "Five Little Nails"
Five little nails standing straight and steady-- Here I come with my hammer ready! BAM! BAM! BAM! One nail goes down. Now there are four nails left to pound.
Closing Song: Laurie Berkner's "These Are My Glasses" a cappella. "Today, everything we find in our book will begin with "C". Possibles before opening to kids for suggestions: Car! [beep! Beep!] Cookie! [nom nom nom]
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Reorder/omit elements as audience age demands
Alternative Action Song (standing): "The Vehicles at the Site"
(To the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell")
The backhoe scoops the dirt.
The backhoe scoops the dirt.
Hey-ho! Look at it go!
The backhoe scoops the dirt.
The backhoe scoops the dirt.
Hey-ho! Look at it go!
The backhoe scoops the dirt.
The dozer pushes dirt…
The dump truck dumps the dirt…
The mixer spins around…
The crane moves up and down…-------------------------
Tool Chant
[Show four tools and count them out loud together. (Saw, hammer, screwdriver, level, etc)]
I have four tools.
Show me four [kids hold up four fingers].
[OR: "How many?" "Four!" with group answering with number]
What's this called and what's it for?
I have three tools.
Show me three.
Tell me, what could this one be?
I have two tools.
Show me two.
Tell me, what does this one do?
I have one tool.
Show me one.
How does this one get things done?
Alternative book: Backhoe Joe by Lori Alexander
Alternative book: Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia
