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Free Construction Vehicle Printables and Montessori-Inspired Construction Vehicle Activities

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Construction vehicles can be a super-popular theme for young children, especially for vehicle lovers. Today, I have some fun hands-on construction vehicle activities along with a list of free printables for preschoolers through first graders!

Free Construction Vehicle Printables and Montessori-Inspired Construction Vehicle Activities

Montessori-Inspired Construction Vehicle Activities Using Free Printables

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Matching Cards and Construction Vehicles

Construction Vehicle Matching Tray

For this activity, I used the free Construction Site Vehicle Match Up Printable from Every Star Is Different (Go to Free Printables tab at the top of the Every Star Is Different blog, then to Thematic Activities, then to Transportation Activities, and then to the Construction Vehicles post.) My now-adult son loved his Micro Machines from childhood and saved all of them even though he only saved a few Hot Wheels. The construction vehicles in this post are all Micro Machines, although you could use any small construction vehicles.

I used a medium-sized tray from Montessori Services for the activity and a hemmed work rug for the layout. You could have your child match the three-part cards similar to the activity in my Montessori-Inspired Music Appreciation: Peter and the Wolf post, or you could do a simple layout like this or even one with the images and no words.

Construction Vehicle Matching Layout

Construction Vehicle Magnifying Matching Activity

Construction Vehicle Magnifying Matching Activity

This activity was super easy to put together. I just had to print and cut out the Construction Vehicle Magnifying Match Game by Erin Horn at TPT. Then I simply added a magnifying glass to create a simple but appealing activity.

Cement Mixer Cutting and Pasting Tray

Cement Mixer Cutting and Pasting Tray

This was another super-easy-to-prepare activity. I used the free Construction Vehicles Cut and Paste from KidSparkz and the Cutting Strips from C is for Cement Mixer by Royal Baloo.
 
I added scissors and glue to create two simple cut-and-paste activities with added interest for many children who resist working on cutting skills with other topics.

Cement Mixer Number Tracing Tray

Cement Mixer Number Tracing Tray

If you have a miniature cement mixer, this is another very simple activity to prepare.This activity uses the Trace the 3′s from C is for Cement Mixer by Royal Baloo. I added a green control label to each number to show where the child should start tracing.
 
The large 3 would work well as a road for the cement mixer. The child could trace each of the other 3’s with his or her finger.

Dump Truck Counting Activity
Dump Truck Counting Tray

This uses the Dump Truck Counting Mats from The Measured Mom, a wooden tray from Michaels craft store, a candle coaster to hold the numerals, a Montessori Services basket, and Spielgaben wooden cubes. If you don’t have Spielgaben materials, you can get wooden cubes on Amazon. (Update: I now use Multicraft wooden trays, which stack easily for storing and work well for most activities.)

You’ll find a number of different ideas of materials to load and count in the post from The Measured Mom. I used the counting cards and wooden cubes for numbers 1-20, but you could use 1-10 or even 1-5, depending on the age and ability level of your child or students.

Dump Truck Counting Activity

Construction Movement and Reading Cards

Construction Movement and Reading Cards

This activity uses the Construction Movement Cards from Royal Baloo. I used a a Montessori Services basket (small willow basket, which is a great size for many card materials).

You could make this into a phonetic reading activity by using only the CVC cards (and maybe adding the other phonetic cards). If you have children at more than one level, you could have a reader read the cards for the other children to act out. Or the activity could simply be a movement activity where you read the cards for the child or children to act out.

Free Construction Vehicle Printables (of all kinds) for Preschoolers-First Graders

Free Montessori-Inspired Construction Pack

Montessori-Inspired Construction Pack

Montessori-Inspired Construction Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

More Montessori-Inspired Construction Activities

Construction Books  for Kids

Construction Vehicle Toys on Amazon

Free Construction Printables and Montessori-Inspired Construction Activities

Transportation and Travel Activities

The Ultimate Montessori-Inspired Transportation UnitThe Ultimate Montessori-Inspired Transportation Unit

Have fun! 🙂

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  4. Yuliya says

    Thanks so much for linking up my nomenclature cards again! I love units like this and can’t wait to look through all of these resources 🙂 My son loves anything vehicle related!