• 1.

  Save boxes and cardboard rolls. When children build roads or waterways with blocks, suggest they add to their constructions.

• 2.

  Read books and visit Internet sites about roads, bridges, and tunnels.

• 3.

  With children, observe and talk about local structures including those under construction. Encourage young civil engineers.

• 4.

  Construct a road, bridge, and/or tunnel using cardboard rolls and boxes. Make sure your cars, trains, and boats fit.

• 5.

  Cut out pieces, such as arches, with Crayola® Scissors. Glue the structure together with Crayola® School Glue. Dry overnight.

• 6.

  Use Crayola® Washable Markers to add lane-dividing lines, signs, or girders, for example.

Standards

• Asking Questions
• Letters, Numbers & Words
• Listening
• Reading Pictures
• Vocabulary
• Physical: Balance
• Physical: Eye - Hand Coordination
• Physical: Large Motor
• Physical: Small Muscles
• Social & Emotional: Flexibility
• Social & Emotional: Making Friends
• Social & Emotional: Negotiating