Storytime: Tools

Storytime for ages 3-8 and their families, with a craft.

I was inspired by Sarah at Awesome Storytime!

Books:

Toolbox Twins

by Lola M. Schaefer and pictures by Melissa Iwai

 

Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop

by Lisa Shulman and pictures by Ashely Wolff

Highlight of the whole storytime!

Whose Tools Are These?

by Sharon Katz Cooper and pictures by Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt

I simplified this book significantly and just turned it into a guessing game.

I Love Tools!

by Philemon Sturges and pictures by Shari Halpern

Monkey with a Tool Belt

by Chris Monroe

The Toolbox by Anne and Harlow Rockwell

Tools by Taro Miura

Tools by Ann Morris and pictures by Ken Heyman

Songs:

Construction Worker Song

from Everything Preschool

This is the way we pound our nails,

Pound our nails, pound our nails.

This the way we pound our nails,

So early in the morning.

Verses:

Saw the wood.

Turn the screwdriver.

Drill a hole.

Stack the bricks.

Stir the paint.

Paint the walls.

Johnny Works With One Hammer

Traditional, but I got my lyrics from Songs for Teaching

Johnny works with one hammer,

(Hammer one fist lightly on leg)

One hammer, one hammer.

Johnny works with one hammer,

And then he works with two.

Verses:

Two hammers

(Hammer both fists on legs)

Three hammers

(Hammer both fists on legs and one foot on the floor)

Four hammers

(Hammer both fists on legs and both feet on the floor)

Final verse:

Johnny works with five hammers,

(Hammer both fists on legs, both feet on floor, and nod head down and up)

Five hammers, five hammers.

Johnny works with five hammers,

And then he goes to sleep.

(Rest head on joined palms, pretending to sleep)

Craft:

Tool Belt Craft

 

from Ready-To-Go Storytimes

by Gail Benton and Trisha Waichulaitis

Similar to this, but with a copy-ready pattern.

I had teen volunteers cut out the pieces ahead of time and let kids cut out the belt portion and color their tools.