This song is available on Hap Palmer's Can A Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet?
Skills and Concepts:
- Understanding that a tool is a device used to perform or facilitate manual or mechanical work
- Understanding that a utensil is an implement, or container used domestically
- Recognizing the appropriate use of various tools and utensils
- Developing problem-solving skills
Vocabulary:
bucket, ladder, rake, broom, mop, hammer, saw, trash can, can opener, knife, spatula, cloth, sponge, peeler, knife, fork, spoon, brush
Activity:
Participants answer each question by naming a tool or utensil. There is often more than one correct answer.
Students can work individually, with a partner, or in small groups, or see how many different responses
they can make.
A windy storm blows through your town
Knocks the leaves and branches down
Your roof gets hit, a shingle slips
There's a puddle on the floor where the water drips
What could you use -
To catch the drops? To dry the floor?
To climb on the roof? To pound a nail?
To clean up the leaves? To cut up the branches?
To dig a trench? To sweep the porch?
Some friends stop by to say "hello"
They only have an hour or so
It's been all day since they ate last
You want to cook some food and do it fast
What could you use -
To open a can? To stir the soup?
To spread some jam? To peel an apple?
To flip the pancakes? To eat the food?
To wipe the table? To wash the dishes?
Your friends say, "Mmmm, that was good!
So sorry just to eat and run.
We want to thank you with a gift,
Your favorite tool, you chose the one"
What would you choose?
What could you use?;
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