Mighty Machines
2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting.
Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.
2. Read first story “Building with Dad”, "Melvin Might?", or "A Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa"
3. Poem: Peanut Butter
A peanut sat on a railroad track, His heart was all a-flutter.
The five-fifteen came rushing by ----------
Toot! Toot! Peanut butter.
Engine On The Track
Here is the engine on the track hold up thumbHere is the coal car, just in back pointer
Here is the box car to carry freight middle
Here is the mail car. Don't be late. ring
Way back here at the end of the train. little
Rides the caboose through the sun and rain.
4. Read second story “Duck in the Truck", or "Old Macdonald Drives a Tractor"
5. Song: Wheels on the BusThe wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town. (roll hands)
Other verses:
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
The door on the bus go open and shut
The seats on the bus go bump bump bump
6. Crafts: Construction Trucks Mobile
Colour and cut out trucks. Fold over and glue together. Punch holes in top, tie strings thread up through a cardboard circle. See templates of four machines.
