What are sledge hammers?

A sledge hammer is like a super-strong club that adults use to hit things really hard.

Imagine you’re playing with your blocks, and you want to knock them all down at once. A sledge hammer is like a bigger, heavier version of the toy hammer you use, but instead of hitting one block, it hits many at once!

A sledge hammer has a heavy head made of metal, usually shaped like a rectangle or a square. The handle is long and sturdy, so when an adult swings it, they can hit things really hard.

Think about when you jump on a trampoline, the bigger the jump, the more fun it is! A sledge hammer works kind of like that big jump, only instead of jumping, the adult swings the hammer to make a loud thud and break things apart.

People use sledge hammers when they need to break walls or tear down old buildings. It’s like using your strongest push to knock over the tallest tower in your block game, only much bigger!