Construction Truck Names!!

Construction vehicles names are one of the things my son is truly expert at (others include his phone and LEGOS, lol!).

I spend a lot of time with preschool and toddler boys, and every one of them loves construction trucks.  My girls like them too!  They like to play construction games and they like to know what their trucks are called.

I haven't always known the difference in a backhoe and an excavator, but I do now!  So, I'm making it easy for you to learn construction vehicles names and share them with your kiddos!

Check out these trucks, and then take the quizzie at the bottom of the post!

Make sure you go all the way to the bottom of the post to get a free printable poster!!

Construction Vehicles Names

#1:  Loader.  A bucket to scoop things like dirt or gravel.

#2:  Excavator.  A digger or shovel on a truck.

#3:  Backhoe.  An excavator (that digs backwards) AND a loader.

 #4: Bulldozer.  A sharp shovel that can scrape and move dirt.

Many bulldozers have a ripper (claw shaped device) on the back to loosen or rip hard soil.

#5:  Dump Truck.  Back can tilt to dump.

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#6: Cement Mixer.  Mixes and pours cement/concrete.

 Concrete must be poured out of the truck within two hours so it does not harden inside the truck.  If it does harden, jack hammers or explosives might be used to get it out.

#7:  Crane.  Lifts high and heavy objects.

Crane can fold or extend.

Cranes were used by the Greeks over 2500 years ago!

I hope you've had fun getting to know different construction vehicles names!  Now take this little quizzie and see what you can find!

Quizzie:  What construction trucks can you find in the following two pictures:

Print Me!! Print Me!!  Print this {FREE} poster for your biggest construction fan by clicking here!!

 Do you (or your kids!) love all things construction?  Be sure to come back next week for a check out our Construction Truck Action Rhyme,  {FREE} construction-themed game!!   Also, be sure to check out my Construction Vehicles Sensory Table, Construction Preschool Packet and {FREE} Construction Word Puzzles!

You can find them all in this construction preschool theme:

Just click here to see our favorite preschool construction theme activities!

The clip art in this post is from the amazing KPM Doodles!

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Happy Educating,

Carla

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Lucky Mixed Media St. Patrick's Day Necklace!!

My kids could make a Lucky St. Patrick's Day necklace every week!  It's fun, straightforward, gives your children lots of room for creative expression, and exercises those fine motor skills!

Simple Supplies (for each child):

• a straw cut into (about) 1" sections
• 4-5 clovers--make sure one is lucky (has 4 leaves)!  You can draw them on green paper or print this sheet for four children on green paper.  Punch 2 holes in each clover.
• pony beads
• plastic "curling" ribbon

Easy How-To:

1.  Make sure your child can reach the clovers, straw pieces, and beads. 
2.  Tie one end of the ribbon to a bead so nothing will slide past it.
3.  Let your child assemble the lucky necklace!
4.  Tie it large enough to slip over your child's head.

Learning Extensions:

"Hide" letters, numbers, or sight words by writing them on the back of the clovers and let your child "find" them by flipping over the papers!




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Learning Fun for Dr. Seuss' Birthday

I love Dr. Seuss for his creativity, art, and amazing stories that my children can listen to and read over and over and over.  Celebrating his birthday (March 2nd) is like celebrating literacy...and we love it!

Here are three Dr. Seuss book-themed activities for you:

#1:  Footprints with The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss.

Make footprints either by painting your child's feet and letting him print it on paper or by tracing and cutting out footprints.  Compare the footprints--which is longer and shorter, talk about the colors your child chose.  Arrange them in a path (see picture above) and walk on them.  If you're working on number or letter recognition, place printouts of numbers or letters (or sight words!) on top of the footprints and read them as you walk on them.  Play games where you call out numbers or letters and your child races to that footprint.  Tape some to the ceiling and look for "hidden" numbers or letters.  Possible variations are endless!



#2:  Ooblek with Bartholomew and the Ooblek by Dr. Seuss.

"Ooblek" is easy to make, easy to clean, and tons of fun!  Click here to see how to make it and to see ideas for things to do with it.  Also be sure to check out the one-of-a-kind song based on Bartholomew and the Ooblek!

#3:  A Snack Recipe with Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss.

Click here for directions to make these fun, easy, and wiggly snacks!  Have your children help measure the ingredients!



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{FREE} President's Day Printable

We have been working on memorizing the facts associated with "decomposing 10" with my kindergartener, so I made this little card game set for Monday.  We'll be using it to play a "Go Fish" style game where a "match" is formed by two cards that add up to ten.  Younger kids can use the same cards to review numbers, play memory, as file folder games and more!  Just print off two sets for memory games!  Click here to download the card game set for {FREE}!!

Happy President's Day!!





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Valentine's Heart Pocket Craft

My kids made these last night and found them stuffed with goodies this morning!  The heart pockets make a great Valentine's craft or just a fun treat to say, "I love you!"

Simply cut out two hearts, hole punch around them, and let the kids decorate the front.  Then the kids can "sew" the heart pocket together using a ribbon or string.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

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Valentines Math FREEBIE: Decomposing 10

Valentine's Day is this week!!  To celebrate, I have a {FREE} heart-themed math activity set for you!  Just click here to download the file!  

How do these math games work?  You can play many ways:


1- Cut out colored hearts. Instruct students to match the heart pieces together that add up to 10, and then place the match on one of the blank hearts. Continue until all six blank hearts have been filled with pairs that add up to 10. Record the matches on the sheet titled “I can make 10!”

2- Make a file folder game. Cut out colored hearts. Glue one half of each heart to the inside of the file folder. Laminate the pieces and let students match the halves together that add up to 10.

3- Give students the blank hearts and let them write in numbers that add up to 10.

4- Cut out colored hearts and glue one half of each heart on top of a blank heart. Give students the blank heart sheet (that now has a colored heart glued on top of half of each blank heart), and let your students write in the correct number on the other half of the heart.



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Hibernation FREEBIES & Winner

First of all, a huge thanks to everyone who participated in and helped with my quick blog tour celebration during the last two weeks!!  I had a great time and enjoyed meeting lots of new bloggers. I hoped you enjoyed it too!   Bears & Butterflies: 41+ Hibernation Activities will continue to be available--click on this link to learn more!!

Congratulations to our gift card winner:  Katie from A Gift of Curiousity!! 

And have you picked up your hibernation freebies?  Just stop by the following blogs to download these hibernation printables:

Hibernation Word Search at Kindergarten Kel:

Colors Emergent Reader at Krazy Kuehner Days:

Color Word Hibernator Puzzles at The Usual Mayhem:

Hibernation Mazes at How To Start a Home Daycare:

Stamp It! Acorns at Beg Borrow Steal:

Also, be sure to check out the onion experiment at Enchanted Homeschooling Mom:

And my interview about teaching science to young children at No Doubt Learning!!

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