Monday, September 25, 2023
Theme: Construction
Opening Songs
Movement: Open Shut Them, by Laurie Berkner
First Book
Crane Jane, by Andrea Zimmerman and pictures by Dan Yaccarino
Group Song: Construction Bear
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work Bear goes
With thick work pants and a safety vest
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Hi Ho
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work Bear goes
With steel toed boots and a hard hat
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Hi Ho
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work Bear goes
With safety glasses and a tape measure
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Hi Ho
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work Bear goes
With a long level and a hammer
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Hi Ho
Rhyme:
Building a Skyscraper
Brick by brick
By brick by brick.
My building’s so high
It’s scraping the sky.
(Place fists one on top of the other, going higher each time.)
Brick by brick
by brick by brick.
My Building will sway
When the wind blows this way.
(Sway left, then right.)
Brick by brick
by brick by brick.
Now I’m ready to stop
And a flag goes on top.
(Open one fist and wave hand left and right.)
Source for both: Jen in the Library
Second Book:
Smashy Town, by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha, Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
Group 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
Other verses:
saw our wood
use a screwdriver
drill a hole
stack the bricks
paint the walls
stir the paint
Third Book
Dig, Dump, Roll, by Sallt Sutton, Illustrated by Brian Lovelock
Dancing: The Tempo Marches On, by Jim Gill
Closing Song
