Preschool is currently working on our unit, Buildings. During our exploration, we have discussed different features on buildings such as doors, windows, roofs and varying heights. We went on a walk in the neighborhood to examine these features, draw our favorite homes, and observe the different shapes we see on each home. Students also learned that buildings are created with many materials such as wood, bricks, rock, cement, and stone. This week, we are starting to learn about the many people who help to build our homes and businesses, and the tools that they use.
For this investigation, children were presented with photos of a construction site. We observed the people, machines and various levels of work that were documented in the photos. We talked about the people on the construction site, and learned that they were called construction workers and carpenters. Construction workers and carpenters have many responsibilities on the job site to make sure they create structures that are safe for people and the community. While they are creating their structures, workers use many different tools. Today, children were going to guess one of the tools that construction workers often use on the job site in our Mystery Box.