You have just entered the ultimate playground of creativity and fun! Here, we’re digging into a world where little builders can unleash their inner engineers with construction-themed activities designed just for preschoolers. Whether it’s stacking blocks or designing dream houses, these hands-on projects help your little ones explore the exciting world of building in a playful way.
Construction activities do more than just entertain— they support important skills like fine motor development, problem-solving, and teamwork. From building towers to creating imaginative blueprints, each activity encourages your preschooler to think critically and develop their skills, all while having a blast!
Have your little grab their hard hats, and let’s get started! These easy-to-follow activities will turn playtime into a construction adventure.
How Can Construction Worksheets Enhance Learning for Preschoolers?
Construction worksheets are a fantastic way to take your preschooler’s learning to the next level! These worksheets are targeted to engage your child’s growing minds with fun activities like matching shapes, tracing construction tools, or identifying building materials.
Construction themed activities will spark curiosity (or continue the curiosity your kids already have) and help children connect everyday objects to real life concepts such as a construction site and how buildings are built. While strengthening key skills like pattern recognition, sorting, and math they’re getting the best of both worlds!
Plus, they add a hands-on element to learning making it an exciting way to reinforce important lessons outside the classroom!
What Types of Crafts Can Preschoolers Make to Learn About Construction?
Preschoolers can enjoy learning about construction through hands-on crafts that let them explore building in fun, creative ways! Start with simple projects like creating block prints using paint, legos and construction paper or mess free painting with their trucks. These activities not only spark imagination but also help develop fine motor skills, color and shape recognition, and a love for construction in an engaging way.
How Do Worksheets and Crafts on Construction Foster a Sense of Pride?
Worksheets and crafts centered around construction are wonderful ways to help preschoolers develop a sense of pride in their work! When little ones complete a construction-themed worksheet, they get to see the results of their hard work. These small victories boost their confidence and make them feel accomplished.
By encouraging creativity through crafting, they can express themselves and watch their unique creations come to life. Every time they tackle a new project, they’re not just learning about construction but also learning the joy of finishing something with their own hands!
What Are Some Easy-to-Implement Construction Activities at Home?
There are plenty of easy-to-implement construction activities that you can try at home with your preschooler, and they’re sure to spark their creativity! Start by building a simple “building site” using household items like empty boxes or stacking plastic cups to create towers and walls. Create a pretend play area for them to use them items.
You can also introduce them to shape sorting using construction-themed toys/themed cards or even just using shapes cut from paper and a hand drawn construction truck on carboard. For a fun sensory experience, create cement or mud like oobleck and use their construction truck toys. A little imagination and a few basic supplies are all it takes to get your preschooler building and learning in no time!
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I have tried to include as many activities in various categories for your preschool lesson plans. Of course, most activities may overlap into multiple categories.
I’ve included information about each activity, but you may need to click the link for more information. All activities that require instructions, have an active link that you can click directly from the PDF if you have internet connection.
There are resources for varying levels of students from ages 2-5. You’ll have to use your discretion on age and level to decide which activities will be appropriate.
Construction Literacy Activities for Preschool
Construction activities provide an exciting avenue for preschoolers to develop their literacy skills. Everything from letter recognition to word strips and worksheets- there are so many activities that will be a hit.
Construction Themed CVC Word Board Game- Here is a fun and low-prep way to practice CVC words. This construction themed board game is a great way to add in extra practice for your beginning readers.
Popsicle Stick Letter Building- Your littles can construct their very own letters our of popsicle sticks. Not only are they getting the building theme but they are working on their letter recoginition skills too!
Upper & Lower Case Letter Match – Construction Theme– Your littles will LOVE all things diggers and dump trucks when it comes to this Upper & Lower Case Letter Match! Perfect to use as a game, addition to sensory bins or even flash cards for recognition or word building.
Build a CVC Word- This construction themed Build a CVC Printable pack includes a total of 45 pages. It comes in both a colour version and a black and white version. There are 42 different CVC endings that children can practice with, using one of two different sets of cards – one with the name of the picture and one without.
Write About Nouns- Two simple writing pages for littles to learn about nouns. Students copy the name of the nouns on the first page. On the next page they answer two multiple choice questions (bubble in the circle), then they copy a sentence at the bottom. Nouns used: hammer, toolbox, job site, worker, saw, cone, wood, nail, truck.
Construction Word Strips- Have students pick a word and copy it onto their own sheet. For words with dotted lines they can copy the word directly underneath on the given lines.
Beginning Letter Sound Construction Bites- Use a hole punch to “take a bite” of the pictures that start with the letter on the snowflake. You can also use dot markers, dot stickers, stamps, and more!
Construction ABC Highlighting- Use with the “Stitches Construction” ABC flashcards. Place the cards in the centre of the table upside down. Children take turns picking a flashcard, identifying the letter of the alphabet, then they highlight the corresponding vehicle. Take turns until all flashcards are finished.
Syllable Clap- Print and cut out the cards. Glue the pictures and numbers back to back to create “flashcards”. Your littles can look at the pictures, saying the names out loud and clapping the syllables. They can check the back to see if they were right.
I Can Write My Name- Have students practice writing their names using this fun construction-themed worksheet. Mix it up and work on other names and letters to work on recognition.
Construction Math Activities for Preschoolers
Let’s build some math skills while having fun with construction-themed activities! From counting trucks to measuring lengths, these hands-on math exercises will help your little builder strengthen their numbers and problem-solving skills in the most exciting way!
Number Play Doh Mats (Printable) – Playdoh mats help students learn and identify numbers, count, and develop fine motor control as they place the playdoh on the number and also put the correct number of trucks.
Popsicle Stick Number Build- Using popsicle sticks, lego blocks or even small construction trucks/rocks can be used to “build” their numbers on this reusable printable.
Construction Math Facts 0 to 20- This digital download consists of printable math facts featuring a construction theme. Math facts range from 0+0 to 10+10 and include multiples of the individual numbers, so you can have students create their own number sentences.
Hammering Numbers- Using cardboard and markers, draw the numbers onto the board and hand them golf tees and a toy or wooden hammer. Add the amount of tees to the corresponding number. This is a great fine motor and math recognition activity.
Dump Truck Counting Mat- This printable contains numbers up to 20. By following the theme you can use legos, blocks, or rocks but feel free to use what you have on hand. For younger children still learning their numbers, introduce these slowly until they recognize their numbers and pair with the right amount of items.
Construction Color by Number- Work on numbers colors and fine motor skills with two construction themed color by number sheets. Your students will bring their craft to life and sharpen those math skills!
Construction Counting Clip Cards- Have student place a clothespin, dotsticker, or dot marker on correct number after counting. Using clothespins works on hand and finger strengthening for fine motor skills.
Construction Theme Ten Frames- Keep your students engaged with this engaging ten frame themed with common construction items. Use any manipulative you have and make it extra cool with themed ones such as nuts, bolts, screws or mini cones.
Measuring in Inches with a Ruler/Tape Measure- This measurement sheet is a great writing and math activity. Grab items around the house, store or in nature. To make this even more of a construction feel, let your littles use a measuring tape (rulers work too). They will work on understanding inches and how large/small items are.
1 Less and 1 More Construction- A fun construction themed math center for students to practice and develop their knowledge of 1 less and 1 more than a given number up to 10. These activity cards and worksheet can be printed in color or black and white for a coloring opportunity.
Construction Fine Motor Activities for Preschool
Get ready to build those fine motor skills with some construction inspired activities! From tracing shapes and numbers to connecting the dots on construction trucks, these hands-on tasks will help your little one strengthen their hands and fingers.
Construction Themed Shape Tracing – Your littles can trace the shapes while admiring the construction themed items. In this packet you will also find printables to add to sensory bins/activities or flash cards.
Cut and Color Vehicles: Scissor Skills- Boost your preschooler’s fine motor skills with this fun and engaging vehicle-themed scissor skills activity book! Each page features a different car, truck, or construction vehicle, outlined with a clear, dashed line for easy cutting practice.
Hammering and Smashing Cereal- This fine motor activity is perfect for filling this need to destroy, all while helping build hand eye coordination and developing small hand muscles! Use fruit loops or whatever cereal you have on hand. Once it’s smashed up, have your kids grab their construction trucks and enjoy the cereal “dirt and rocks.”
Dirt Playdoh & Rocks Writing Tray- This sensory and fine motor activity will challenge your littles in so many ways. They will be working on their letter recognition while working on the motor skills it takes to create the letter with rocks in the playdoh. Sensory fun and extra work for those small hands!
Alphabet Digging – This construction site alphabet dig encourages fine motor skills as children are picking up the letters and “dumping” them, letter awareness while children are talking about the letters and interacting with them, cooperation while working with one another, and more.
Construction Vehicle Dot Marker Pages- This set of dot marker pages features 9 construction vehicles. You will have an easy no prep activity and your littles will be developing those fine motor skills.
Cutting Strips (Printable) – Cut out these strips and have students practice cutting or tracing straight lines, curved lines, squiggly lines, or zig zag lines. This is great for scissor practice and fine motor development.
Nuts, Bolts and Washers- Twisting, pinching and turning each of the objects is great for those smaller muscles in the hand, which of course helps with other activities such as writing. Try out this unique fine motor activity that will have your students intrigued.
Easy DIY Cardboard Building- This activity combines creativity, fine motor skills all with scientific thinking. Your littles can color, cut and assemble cardboard pieces in a variety of ways, exercising fine motor and language skills as they incorporate STEAM components.
Geometric LEGO Blueprint- This fine motor activity uses legos, paint and construction paper to build your littles very own blueprint. This fine motor and STEAM activity not only work on these particular skills to function the legos in the paint and place them in the correct spots but also bringing their blue print to life and understanding a blue print.
Construction Arts & Crafts Activities for Preschoolers
It’s time to get creative with some construction-themed arts and crafts! Your little will learn about blue prints and create their own while making their own tools for pretend play. These fun projects will let your little builder express their imagination while learning all about the world of construction.
Construction Theme Blueprint Template (Printable)- Have your littles draw their vision of what they would like to build using shapes that they have learned. They can then give a description of what they would build and what it would be used for.
Build a Truck- Using different colors of craft foam, cut out different shapes & sizes that your kids can use to create different kinds of TRUCKS! Squares, Circles, Rectangles, Semi-Circles–big and small!
Kid Under Construction Coloring Sheet- This adorable coloring sheet can be used as a binder cover, parent night handout or just a fun, no prep activity. Use as is, allow kids to write their own names, or add a text box to personalize.
Bulldozer Craft (Printable Template)- Print out the template, staple it to construction paper and cut out multiple shapes at a time. This will be a great fine motor skills before building the bulldozer!
Painting with Blocks- Painting with blocks can be both process art (it’s all about the process of doing and creating, not the final product) or used in a more structured way (making a picture or learning about shapes). However you decide on the direction of this activity it will be a fun craft incorporating blocks for construction and shape recognition.
Mess Free Truck Painting- With mess free painting, your littles can paint all the time! The part they are going to really love? They can use those little construction trucks instead of paint brushes for their masterpieces. Seal this up really well and they’ll be entertained.
Construction Truck Cut & Paste- This fun and engaging activity will allow your child to color, cut out the pieces, and use glue to assemble their very own construction truck. It’s a great way to keep them entertained while also helping them develop important skills.
Cardboard Impact Hammer Toy- Use those recyclables to make this awesome impact hammer. Not only is this a creative craft but it can be used during pretend play with lego stacking blocks.
Tractor Craft with Moveable Wheels (Printable)- Grab your printable and start the fun with your littles. They will love coloring their tractor and putting the pieces together. Just wait until they learn their wheels will move!
Paper Roll Handyman- This cute little handyman is a simple color, cut and paste paper craft that uses a cardboard roll as a base to give it a three dimensional effect. You will find a color or black and white printable template to choose from.
Construction Physical Development Activities for Preschool
Let’s get your littles moving with some construction-themed physical activities that will have your little one building strength and coordination! Dramatic play, yoga, and even building bridges will help develop their muscles and keep them moving while they learn.
Construction Site Dramatic Play- Students read blueprints and plan out their ideas while building structures with blocks and tools. This is a great activity in the classroom or at home! Have your littles work solo and with partners to work on team work.
Construction Yoga- Find 7 construction themed yoga poses (videos included) and get those littles moving, grooving and zooming! They will have a blast with this activity and you will be glad they’re burning some energy.
Build a Sand Castle- Get outside and build a sandcastle with your littles. You can go to the beach, park or in a sandbox. Be sure to bring some water just in case. Let them build it as simple or as complex as they wish. Using tools for this or just their hands! Let them destroy it and start all over. Construction fun at it’s finest!
Hammering for Preschoolers- A handful of tees and a toy hammer is all this fun activity it takes. Start with wet/damp dirt or older kids may even enjoy using nails and wood. Get creative and use blocks of wood, cardboard, or styrofoam.
Tape Bridge- Just tape 2 strips of painters tape across 2 surfaces of the same height. Use craft sticks to make “a bridge” going across the tape, then balance figures on top of the sticks! Let your kid’s imagination run wild and use this bridge in other creative ways.
Construction Science and Sensory Activities for Preschool
It’s time to explore the science behind construction with some hands-on sensory activities! Enjoy experiments with different materials to make “cement” and even build their own popsicle stick houses. These activities will engage your child’s senses and spark their curiosity about how things are built, made and used.
Building Popsicle Stick Structures STEAM Project- Your littles can build a fairy house (or a different theme they choose.) This project will focus on the STEAM Engineering aspect, including a free printable for kids to use while planning their popsicle stick structures. Watch them be their very own engineers, architects, and construction team!
Wet Cement Oobleck- Wet cement oobleck is fun for construction play by adding in various trucks and rocks. Or, try using as a writing tray with different utensils including paint sticks, paintbrushes, or even fingers. Check out this activity for directions to make your own wet cement oobleck.
Build a Bridge- Create a moving construction site by placing select objects into this manipulative game. Players learn items can be magnetic and nonmagnetic as they discover the various selected items on the construction site. A basic skill of a scientist is how to classify and sort items.
Homemade Building Toys with PVC Pipes– Get your littles creative juices flowing while they create their own structures and inventions. Try out this STEM building project with PVC pipes and fittings. You can use them to build so many different creations! These are perfect for an engineering project.
Construction Themed Playdoh Tray- Look around the garage for those nails, screws, pieces of bricks or rocks, and maybe other supplies leftover from renovation. Your kids can have a blast building something construction themed with commonly used items and playdoh.
Construction Sensory Bin- Color-coordinated activities can stimulate your littles sense of sight. Hearing can come into play with the sounds of scooping, pouring, stirring or construction toys that make cool engine and hydraulic noises! Fill the bin up with dirt, rocks, pebbles and let them get busy.
Digging in Button Excavating- With two boxes of corn meal into a small storage tub, add in a few handfuls of buttons, and some colanders. Corn meal is unlike any sensory bin material. It pours like rice, but it’s fine like flour. It retains hand prints and things bury really well in it. It’s a fantastic sensory bin “base”.
Children’s DIY Construction Site- All you need is some dirt (real dirt, not potting soil!) and stones. Add a shovel and a construction vehicle or two and make your child’s construction dreams come true! If you give your children the freedom to dig up the grass, you will not need to add dirt, just let them dig deep!
A Muddy Oobleck Recipe- The unique texture of oobleck provides a rich sensory experience. Kids can explore how the mixture of cornstarch particles and water behaves under different conditions. Add in construction trucks and other construction items to make this an extra fun experience.
Construction Sort & Sequencing Activities for Preschoolers
Time to get sorting and sequencing with some construction themed fun! Activities such as sorting cones by their sizes, sorting colored paper on construction trucks or figuring out the next pattern will help your little one develop important problem-solving and organizational skills while exploring the world of construction!
Construction Cone Size Sequencing- Construction cone size sequencing is great for preschool and pre k math activity tables/ centers. This file can be used to fit your needs. Use fewer pieces for beginners or use all pieces for a challenge.
Construction Sequencing + Vehicle / Tire Match Cards-15 Pages of real photos for littles to sort and match together. This sorting activity will involve different vehicles commonly seen on constructions site.
Pom Pom Pick Up & Sort Game- Each player takes a turn rolling the die and grabbing the selected color of pom poms with the excavator or tongs and putting one into the corresponding colored container. Sorting and color recogition is necessary to build visual perception skills.
Dig & Sort (Printable Cards)- This multi-step activity will keep your littles engaged, learning and sorting! Print out the cards provided and decide how you’d like to “bury” them. In a sensory bin, stick them in playdoh, etc. Once all cards are dug up have your littles sort them out and put them into piles together.
Sequencing Construction Truck- This sorting activity will involve the truck and the six colorful squares you will create together. Have them choose a rectangle and place it on the truck. Then copy the pattern on the rectangle by placing his 6 squares onto the dirt of the dump truck. This is a great activity to work on sequencing and fine motor skills.
Construction Theme Discussions and Graphing Ideas for Preschoolers
Use this time to get your preschoolers talking and thinking with some fun construction themed discussions and graphing activities! These activities will encourage your littles to think critically while practicing their communication, literacy, and math skills.
Graphs will back up their data and show them physical evidence of the data they collected.
Construction Workers & Tools:
- Discuss what do construction workers do and what tools they use for their different projects.
- Graph: How many tools do you know? Tally how many tools the children can name.
What Is Your Favorite Construction Vehicle?:
- Discuss different construction vehicles such as bulldozers, excavators, cranes, or cement trucks the most?
- Graph: Create a bar graph of their favorite construction vehicles OR a graph reflecting similaries in the trucks.
Building Materials:
- Discussion: What do builders use to make houses and roads? (Bricks, wood, concrete, metal, etc.)
- Graph: Create a picture graph with either printed out pictures or hand drawn pictures of tools (hammer, wrench, saw, drill etc). Have children place a sticker or mark under the tools they recognize.
Big vs. Small Construction Machines:
- Discuss what construction machines are big and which are small. List different examples and show pictures along with the discussion.
- Graph: Sort pictures of big and small machines into two groups. Create a venn diagram showing differences and similarities for the top machines.
Building Tall vs. Wide:
- Discuss what’s the difference between a tall building and a wide one?
- Graph: Create a stacking graph. Have children build towers with blocks and measure which is the tallest and widest using string or a non-standard unit like toy construction vehicles/materials.
How Much Can a Dump Truck Carry?:
- Discuss what dump trucks carry, how much they can carry and how they are measured (aka weighed)
- Graph: Create a load graph, fill a toy dump truck with different materials (blocks, cotton balls, rocks) and use a scale to compare weights. Write down their observations to compare the weight.
What’s the Biggest Thing We Can Build?:
- Discuss what construction workers build that is really big. (Homes, sky scrappers, bridges)
- Graph: Create a footstep graph. To do this, talk about the length of different “buildings” (e.g., a block tower, a toy house, a drawn road) and record the number of footsteps it takes.
How Do We Keep Construction Workers Safe?:
- Discuss why workers wear hard hats and gloves. What other clothing or items keeps construction workers safe?
- Graph: Safety Gear Graph– Match safety gear to the body part it protects. Compare which safety items are clothing vs not clothing.
How is a Brick Wall Built?:
- Discuss how many bricks it takes to build a wall. Watch videos on construction workers building walls.
- Graph: Have children stack foam or paper “bricks” into a wall and count how many layers it takes to reach different heights. Graph the results.
Pipe Connection Graph
- Discuss how do pipes it takes to help water travel. Talk about different options and ways it will flow faster/slower.
- Graph: Give children straws or tubes to connect like pipes. Count how many pieces they use and compare the longest “pipe system.”
Construction Books to Read Aloud for Preschool
Let’s bring construction stories to life with some exciting read aloud books! These engaging tales will spark your little builder’s imagination, while also teaching them about teamwork, problem-solving, and all the amazing things that can be built with a little creativity and hard work!
Pete the Cat: Construction Destruction- When Pete sees that the playground is in bad shape, he gets a totally groovy idea—make a new playground! Pete calls in construction workers and cement mixers, backhoes and dump trucks to build the coolest playground ever. In the end, Pete learns that to make something special, you have to dream big.
Mighty, Mighty Construction Site- Down in the big construction site, all of the favorite trucks are back facing their biggest job yet and will need the help of new construction friends to get it done. Mighty, Mighty Construction Site teaches kids that when working as a team, even a big job seems small! They find out that with teamwork, nothing is impossible!
Roadwork (Construction Crew)- There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this riveting board book follows them every step of the way. From clearing a pathway (screek!) to rolling the tar (squelch!) to sweeping up at the end (swish!), Roadwork is sure to delight young truck-lovers with its rambunctious rhymes and noisy fun.
The Day I Had a Bulldozer- A fun-filled friendship story about our favorite things that go…CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES! Luke can’t believe his eyes when he looks from his window and sees a bulldozer outside…with his name on it! He feels like the luckiest boy in the world vrooming around with his best buddy, his dog Bobo.
Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?- Discover what bedtime looks like for fire trucks, snowplows, dump trucks, tractors, and all the vehicles that fill the pages of this irresistible book. Just like you and me, the trucks in this story get tuckered out after a long day of hard work and need to quiet down and settle in for sweet dreams.
Three Cheers for Kid McGear!- McGear is the newest truck to join the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site crew and she’s eager to help with even the roughest and toughest construction work. But when a steep cliff puts the other trucks in danger, can the new Kid on the site prove she’s big enough for even this big, big job?
Diggersaurs- A dozen dinosaur trucks crunch, scrape, chomp, and rumble through this book as they work on roads and construction sites. Little dinosaur fans will love the inventive names–SCOOPERSAURUS! DUMPERSAURUS!–and rip-roaring sound effects as they count each new Jurassic giant, up to twelve. Whether they are building or demolishing, these helpful Diggersaurs are the coolest things in town!
The Little Gray Digger- The Little Gray Digger is a heartwarming children’s book that celebrates self-love, inclusion, friendship, and diversity. It shows your little ones that it’s okay to be different and encourages them to embrace what makes them unique.
Demolition- From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack!) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwack!), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is guaranteed to have small kids rapt. Bright spreads showcase the gargantuan machines in all their glory.
Cement Mixer’s ABC- This new alphabet concept board book features the same characters as the original but is written for a younger audience. Its lyrical story helps toddlers sing along with Cement Mixer, who churns out a rollicking alphabet rhyme while he shows Bulldozer that work can be fun and teaches little readers the words of the construction site, from A to Z. Work is always lighter when there is someone by your side to sing along!
Construction Songs for Preschool
Let’s add some rhythm to our construction theme with fun, upbeat songs! These catchy tunes will have your preschooler singing and moving along while learning about all the exciting parts of construction. This is the perfect way to reinforce those lessons with music and laughter!
To the tune of: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
I’m going to build a little house
With windows wide and bright.
With chimney tall and curling smoke
Rising out of sight.
In winter when the snowflakes fall
Or when I hear a storm,
I’ll go and sit inside my house
Where I’ll be snug and warm.
To the tune of: “Three Blind Mice”
Three little pigs, three little pigs,
Each built a house,
Each built a house.
The wolf came by and he huffed and puffed.
The straw and stick houses were not so tough.
Thank goodness, the brick house was strong enough
For three little pigs!
To the tune of: Sung to: “Mulberry Bush”
This is the way we (measure) the board, (Measure) the board, (measure) the board.
This is the way we (measure) the board,
When we build a house.
Sing additional verses, replacing the underlined word, in turn, with saw, sand, hammer, and paint.
Cranes reach up, (reach up)
Cranes reach down, (reach down),
Cranes reach out, (reach straight out),
And all around. (turn around).
I want to be a carpenter and work the whole day long.
I’ll use a great big box of tools; my arms are very strong First, I’ll saw and saw and saw, and cut the boards in two Little boards and big boards-all kinds of boards will do.
I’ll plane and plane and plane the boards for everyone is rough.
Back and forth I’ll plane the boards until they’re smooth enough.
I’ll measure them and measure them – each one down to a T
And then I’ll start to build a house for me up in a tree!
To the tune of: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
See the dump truck going slow,
It must have a great big load,
Full of dirt or maybe rocks,
Working hard, it never stops.
See the dump truck going slow,
It must have a great big load
To the tune of: “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”
Can you hammer a nail?
Can you saw a piece of wood?
Are you handy with a wrench?
Can you use it like you should?
The construction worker can
Use these tools in different ways
Each and every day.
Tune the tune of: Sung to: “Pop Goes the Weasel”
Hammers, Pliers, Saws, and Screws
Nails and bolts and ladders
Who uses all these different tools?
The construction worker!
Did you ever see a builder, a builder, a builder
Did you ever see a builder saw this way and that?
Saw this way and that way, saw this way and that way
Did you ever see a builder saw this way and that
Did you ever see a painter A painter A painter
Did you ever see a painter brush this way and that
Brush this way and that way brush this way and that way
Did you ever see a painter brush this way and that
To the tune of: “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”
Help your littles make up a motion that corresponds to each tool.
Have them perform each tools motion as they sing its name.
Sing the song slowly as everyone gets the hang of it, then increase the tempo.
Saw, hammer, tape measure, tape measure.
Saw, hammer, tape measure, tape measure.
Pliers, paintbrush, and screwdriver.
Saw, hammer, tape measure, tape measure.
Construction Visual Perception for Preschoolers
Let’s sharpen those visual perception skills with some construction themed activities that are as fun as they are educational! Visual Perception is important for kids to strengthen their ability to observe and recognize key details in the world around them! Ispy, spotting different objects and puzzles are awesome activities for them.
Same and Different Visual Discrimination Worksheets- Students can practice and improve their observation skills. Students will identify the same and different objects by shape, direction or size with these 4 worksheets that come in color and black & white.
Construction Connect the Dots- You will find 9 printable pages to choose from for your littles to connect the dots. These construction themed connect the dots will strengthen their ability to mentally link individual visual elements together to form a complete picture.
Construction Tools Matching Puzzles (Printable)- Cut out these fun cards with construction items to match. Your littles will be working on visual perception and fine motor. Make this into a game once they’ve understood the concept of matching the cards. Time them to make it a bigger challenge!
iSpy Construction Items: Have the kiddos find each dump truck, hard hat, fork lift, screw, and caution barricade and color them in.
Construction Number Puzzles- This puzzle is great for visual perception, number recognition, counting, practicing number order and problem-solving skills too! Activities that work on multiple skills are wonderful! Building construction trucks and learning their numbers will be their favorite part.
With closing out our construction-themed lesson plan, remember that building and learning go hand in hand! The world of construction is full of exciting possibilities, and with these hands-on activities, your child can discover the fun of building while strengthening their creativity, problem-solving, and physical abilities.
Don’t forget that learning through play is one of the best ways to keep preschoolers engaged and excited about discovering new concepts. Each activity is designed to not only reinforce important developmental skills but also to encourage curiosity and a sense of pride in their achievements. From fine motor skills to visual perception, your little builder is gaining valuable knowledge that will last a lifetime.
Thank you for letting us expand on this construction adventure! We hope these activities inspire you and your preschooler to explore, create, and learn together. Keep building, keep playing, and most importantly— have fun with it! Happy building!
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