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Little Builders Co-op Class

April 2, 2014 by ami 3 Comments

Little Builders Preschool Homeschool Co-op Class

Looking for a fun preschool class that will keep them learning, busy, and having fun? Little Builders fits all three categories!

Little Builder's Co-op Class

We started every class with a book about building. Here was our line-up:

Week 1: I Want to Be a Builder

Week 2: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Week 3: The Toolbox

Week 4: Roadwork

Week 5: Cross a Bridge

Week 6: Alphabet Under Construction

Week 7: Dig a Tunnel

Week 8: Building a House, This Is the House That Jack Built

Week 9: The Three Little Pigs

Week 10: Into the Sky

Weeks 11-12: Review favorites 

Little Builder's Co-op Class

Each week had a theme and after reading and discussing the story, we would start on our activities. I tried to link as many of the activities as possible in the class syllabus. 

Little Builders Preschool Homeschool Co-op Class

Little Builder's Co-op Class

Additional Notes:

For sanding the blocks, you can probably get some scrap wood pieces at a hardware store for free.

Lowe's also provided our child-sized hammers for free; we just had to ask.

We pre-drilled holes for using the screwdriver, but the children used a real screwdriver with a real screw.

Little Builder's Co-op Class

Paint Roller Letter Game: Draw large letters on the pavement with sidewalk chalk. Give each child a wet-with-water paint roller and let them wash off the letters as you call out the letter names.

We didn't make our big tunnel out of boxes. We used a table and blankets instead (easier!).

The following snacks: brick houses, melon towers, party sandwiches, and cubed cake sculptures were all found in Cooking Art, a fantastic recipe book for kids. 

Little Builder's Co-op Class

Always have different kinds of blocks on hand in case you have extra time. The kids LOVED simply building with blocks! We brought in Duplo, wooden blocks, Lincoln Logs, Kid K'nex, etc. 

The cost of this class should probably be $20 and not $15. 

I have a Let's Build It! board on Pinterest where I pinned many of the ideas for this class, and where I continue to pin other preschool building fun! 

Little Builder's Co-op Class

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Comments

  1. christy says

    May 24, 2017 at 6:02 pm

    I cant get your links to work and i really love all your ideas šŸ™‚ Im looking forward to using this for our co op this fall.

  2. ami says

    May 25, 2017 at 10:11 pm

    Hi Christy,

    Which browser are you using? Thanks!

  3. Melissa says

    June 23, 2018 at 3:05 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing your plans! I used this for a class at my co-op and the kids LOVED it! We had a great time learning and exploring together.

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