Children discover the work of carpenters and painters, along with their tools. They learn the letter F, revisit the diamond shape, build a kite, and make a fish with diamond cutouts.
What children learn
- Describe how carpenters build and repair wooden furniture, household items, toys, and building fittings.
- Recognise common carpentry tools and state simple uses for tools such as hammers, saws, screwdrivers, wrenches, and measuring tapes.
- Explain how painters use brushes, rollers, trays, paint, and ladders on walls, ceilings, doors, and other surfaces.
- Recognise and construct the letter F and consolidate the diamond shape through art and manipulation.
Key activities
- Draw with crayons and chalk on textured sandpaper.
- Colour and assemble a paper carpenter's toolbox.
- Paint large paper surfaces with rollers and mix colours.
- Meet a carpenter and painter and make craft-stick photo frames.
- Visit a carpenter's workshop and build and paint box furniture through dramatic play.
You’ll need
Carpenter and painter puppets, toy carpentry tools, sandpaper, crayons and chalk, paper toolboxes and tool cut-outs, paint and rollers, ice-cream sticks and glue, empty boxes and measuring tape, letter F flashcards, diamond cut-outs and craft materials.
Structure: 5 days; each day includes a Thought of the Day, Tuning-in Time, gross-motor development, integrated cognition/literacy or fine-motor work, and numeracy.