Have a handyman demonstrate real tools to the children, then sing a song about tools to the tune of the Wheels on the Bus.

Materials:

• Tools -- real or play

Plan:

If you are using a workbench, tools and hard hats in your dramatic play area, why not invite a handyman to bring real tools to demonstrate to the class?

Then, you can ask the children to help you make up a song about tool sounds, using "Wheels On the Bus" as the tune.

(tune: "Wheels On the Bus")

• The hammer in the shop goes "bang, bang, bang!"
• The drill in the shop goes "br-r-r, br-r-r, br-r-r".
• The saw in the shop goes "buzz, buzz, buzz".
• The sock-et wrench goes "click, click, click".
• The router in the shop goes "whir, whir, whir".
• The measuring tape goes "snap, snap, snap".

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