Construction ABCs with Milo and Maya

Join Milo and Maya in Construction ABCs. Explore 26 alphabet words, including Architect, Breaking Ground, Contractor. Read the vocabulary together, talk about your favorite discoveries and try a playful activity after watching.

What we'll discover

• A is for Architect
• B is for Breaking Ground
• C is for Contractor
• D is for Dirt Diggers
• E is for Engineer
• F is for Foreman

Read the adventure

Maya: Hey friends, I'm Maya and this is Milo. Today we're on the job site and going to learn the A to Z of construction... c'mon, leeeet's go!! Milo: A is for architect, who draws the plans. Let's build! Maya: B is for breaking ground. The first dig starts construction! Milo: C is for contractor, bringing the building team together! Maya: D is for dirt diggers, digging space for the foundation! Milo: E is for engineer, checking that designs are strong! Maya: F is for foreman, organizing the crew's work each day! Milo: G is for GPS! Satellites help guide big machines. Maya: H is for hard hat. It helps protect your head! Milo: I is for inspector, checking that building work meets code! Maya: J is for jackhammer, breaking hard rock. Rat-a-tat-tat! Milo: K is for K-rails, separating traffic from the work zone! Maya: L is for loader, scooping and carrying dirt. Big scoop! Milo: M is for mechanic, fixing equipment so work can continue! Maya: N is for nuts and bolts, holding building parts together! Milo: O is for operator, trained to control big equipment! Maya: P is for plans, showing workers what goes where! Milo: Q is for quartz, a hard mineral found in rocks! Maya: R is for radios. Crews share messages. Loud and clear! Milo: S is for scaffolding, giving workers platforms up high! Maya: T is for trucks, hauling materials in and out! Milo: U is for utilities: water, drains, and power for buildings! Maya: V is for vests, bright and easy to spot! Milo: W is for wheelbarrow, carrying loads on one wheel! Maya: X is for X-ray-like views. Ground radar helps locate pipes! Milo: Y is for yellow caution tape. Stay outside marked areas! Maya: Z is for zoning: rules for what gets built where! both: Great job, Tiny Pros! Keep learning, and we'll see you next time!

Alphabet vocabulary

A: Architect

A is for architect, who draws the plans. Let's build!

B: Breaking Ground

B is for breaking ground. The first dig starts construction!

C: Contractor

C is for contractor, bringing the building team together!

D: Dirt Diggers

D is for dirt diggers, digging space for the foundation!

E: Engineer

E is for engineer, checking that designs are strong!

F: Foreman

F is for foreman, organizing the crew's work each day!

G: GPS

G is for GPS! Satellites help guide big machines.

H: Hard Hat

H is for hard hat. It helps protect your head!

I: Inspector

I is for inspector, checking that building work meets code!

J: Jackhammer

J is for jackhammer, breaking hard rock. Rat-a-tat-tat!

K: K-Rails

K is for K-rails, separating traffic from the work zone!

L: Loader

L is for loader, scooping and carrying dirt. Big scoop!

M: Mechanic

M is for mechanic, fixing equipment so work can continue!

N: Nuts and Bolts

N is for nuts and bolts, holding building parts together!

O: Operator

O is for operator, trained to control big equipment!

P: Plans

P is for plans, showing workers what goes where!

Q: Quartz

Q is for quartz, a hard mineral found in rocks!

R: Radios

R is for radios. Crews share messages. Loud and clear!

S: Scaffolding

S is for scaffolding, giving workers platforms up high!

T: Trucks

T is for trucks, hauling materials in and out!

U: Utilities

U is for utilities: water, drains, and power for buildings!

V: Vests

V is for vests, bright and easy to spot!

W: Wheelbarrow

W is for wheelbarrow, carrying loads on one wheel!

X: X-Ray-Like View

X is for X-ray-like views. Ground radar helps locate pipes!

Y: Yellow Caution Tape

Y is for yellow caution tape. Stay outside marked areas!

Z: Zoning

Z is for zoning: rules for what gets built where!

Learning activities

1. Choose a word from the adventure and draw what it means.
2. Take turns explaining a favorite discovery to each other.
3. Act out a scene together using pretend tools and props.