Children draw a picture and write about how they feel on their favourite ride. Talk about the different work people do. Read Cowboy Jake . Children talk together and look in books to find out about other kinds of work. They write about what they find out in a booklet.
Children make a model of their house from cardboard, plastic and cellophane.
Read The Roller Coaster . Make one of the rides from the story. Use construction sets such as Lego, or boxes and other found materials. You could make a roller coaster for marbles from cardboard tubes. Read Mrs Barnett's Birthday .