Materials
none
Instructions
What To Do
1. Gather the children together and lead them in a discussion about their homes,
asking them how houses and apartment buildings get built.
2. Teach the children the following poem. Consider teaching only one or two
verses each day, and adding them together over the course of a week, so that
the children can recite the entire poem at the week's end.
Let's Build a House by Jackie Wright
Let's build a house.
Let's build a house.
Let's build a house,
And work, work, work.
I'll be the architect.
I'll be the architect.
I'll be the architect.
And draw, draw, draw.
I'll build some walls.
I'll build some walls.
I'll build some walls,
And pound, pound,
pound.
I'll be the painter.
I'll be the painter.
I'll be the painter,
And paint, paint,
paint.
I'll be the plumber.
I'll be the plumber.
I'll be the plumber,
And work, work, work.
I'll be the sweeper.
I'll be the sweeper.
I'll be the sweeper,
And sweep, sweep,
sweep.
I'll build the chimney.
I'll build the chimney.
I'll build the chimney,
And work, work, work.
I'll be the welder.
I'll be the welder.
I'll be the welder,
And weld, weld, weld.
I'll be the landscaper.
I'll be the landscaper.
I'll be the landscaper,
And plant, plant,
plant.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Do the children understand how homes and buildings are made?
l Can the children remember the verses of the poem from one day
to the next?
