Construction

Themes

People

• Carpenter
  • Saw
  • Measure
  • Hammer
  • Chisel
  • Plane
• Site inspector
  • Official
  • Clipboard
  • Inspecting
  • Tick list
• Brick Layer
  • Climb Ladders
  • Build walls
  • Mix cement
  • Check the level
• Plumber
  • Solder
  • Bang
  • Cut
  • Connect pipes
• Painter
  • Walls
    • Roller – big gestures – sweeping
  • Skirting boards
    • Paint brush – smaller gestures – detail precise
  • Open paint tins
  • Stand back and admire
• Labourer
  • Carry bricks
  • Make cement
  • Push wheelbarrow
  • Make tea

Sounds

Dangers

Bob the Builder

• Characters
• Stories
• Music

Tools

• Screw driver
  • Push and twist, turn, one way then the other – clockwise and anticlockwise
• Paint brush
  • Up and down, reaching, taking care not to get on other surfaces, smooth actions, arm and leg gestures, or whole body actions, dipping into paint pot, wiping on side of paint pot
• Hammer
  • Rhythmical beats, small body part gestures, whole body jumping or stamping actions, different levels, jerky
• Sam
  • Forwards, backwards, small body part gestures or whole body actions weight transference or travelling, strong actions, centre leading, smooth
• Spirit level
  • Side to side, wobbling until balanced, moving away to one side or the other if not balanced, weight transference into travelling, smooth, gentle, fluid actions
• Drill
  • Turning, spinning, speeding up, fast and slowing down, strong, changing levels as drill through

Machines

• Mechanical diggers
• Dumper trucks
• Bob the Builder machines – Scoop, Muck, Dizzy, Rolly, Lofty etc.
• Pneumatic drill
• Cement mixers
• Heavy load lorry

Media