see also: Tools and Working

My brother built that robot,

To help us clean our room,

Instead it ate the dust pan,

And attacked us with the broom!

              --Jack Prelutsky

(Sing to: I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a little robot, short and strong.

Here are my handles, just turn me on.

When I get all warmed up, watch me go.

Sometimes fast and sometimes slow.

I'm a little robot

Shiny and tall,

Here is my laser,

Here is my claw.

When I get all cranky

Sputter and cough,

Just flip the switch

And turn me off.

          --Tara Simpson

Five noisy robots in the toy shop,
Shiny and tall with antennae on top.
Along came a girl with a penny one day.
She bought a noisy robot and took it away.
(* 4, 3, 2, 1--noisy robots)
 

Flannel Boards:

5 Noisy Robots

Give each child a piece of a robot, and have them take turns sticking the pieces on the flannel board.

Draw'n'Tell:

The Robot-Building the bot

Games:

• Pin the battery pack on the robot.
• Statues--but have the children act as robots when turned on.
  

Extras: Robot cake

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