Sensory Table: Activity Description: The sensory table will be Construction vehicles (RR2,

Construction Trucks filled with little pebbles and rocks and there will Blocks, 178)
(4) be tractors, dump trucks, and other construction Pebbles/Rocks (RR2,
vehicles in the table for the children to scoop Sensory,137)
and dump the pebbles with. The names of the Name Cards (Closet)
children will also be buried in the sensory table
and the children can move the pebbles around
to find their name.

Child Objective: The children will use their senses

of touch and sight to explore the texture and
appearance of pebbles and rocks as they look
for their names in the sensory table.

Intentional Teaching: The teachers will

encourage the children to find their name, or
work with the children to help them identify
letters in their name.
*Blocks: Ramps Activity Description: There will be ramps that the Ramps (RR1, Science, 84)
and Towers (5) children can build bases for and they can
practice building towers with bases using the
blocks in the classroom.

Child Objective: The children will develop

problem solving as they work on building a big
enough base to support the structure or ramp
they are building.

Intentional Teaching: The teachers will remind the

children that if they build their base, the structure
will be more secure and stay up better. Teachers
can also ask the children what kinds of structures
they are building.
*Dramatic Play: Activity Description: This center will be set up like Vests and cones (RR2,
Construction Zone a construction zone. The children can use the Dramatic Play, 224)
(5) safety equipment and tools to pretend to build a Hard Hats (RR2, Dramatic
road or other structure. The large waffle blocks Play, 225)
will be there for the children to build with as well. Plastic Tools (RR2, Dramatic
There will be letters taped on the blocks for the Play, 224)
children to identify and they can count how 4 Goggles (RR1, Science, 90)
many blocks they used in their structure while Large Waffle Blocks (GG)
they build it. The children can count how many Letters to tape on Waffle
blocks they have of each color for math. Blocks (IWP)
Caution Tape (IWP)
Child Objective: Children will role play and use
their knowledge of construction workers to
create situations and stories as they play
alongside or with other children.

Intentional Teaching: The teachers will engage

the children in conversation and scenarios where
they can talk about what they are building and
what different projects construction workers do.
Teachers can encourage the children to work
with each other and share the materials at this
center. The teachers can also talk about the
safety equipment that construction workers use.