The Transportation Lesson

My name is ____________. Today is ____________, September ___, 2012. It is _____ degrees, _________, and _________. What are going to do today? ___________________. What should I wear? ____________________. Where will we be? _________________. Who will join in?_________________. When will this happen?___________________.

Day
Monday

Words
Street, Stop Sign, Stop Light, Stop, Go, Green, Yellow, Red

Number
5

Vehicles
Car, Truck, SUV, Van, Motorcycle

Rhymes
Vroom-vroom! Zoom-zoom little car, How I wonder where you are. Driving down the streets all day, Stop, then go -you never stay. Vroom-vroom! Zoomzoom little car, How I wonder where you are. One lonely bus driver all alone and blue He picked up a passenger and then there were two. Two people riding, they stopped by a tree They picked up a passenger, and then there were three. Three people riding, they stopped by a store They picked up a passenger, and then there were four. Four people riding, happy and alive, They picked up a passenger, and then there were five. Five people riding open swung the door Four passengers got off the bus, The driver's alone once more.

Activity/Project
Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt: find Stop Signs, Stop Lights, Streets, Street Signs, Blue Car, White Truck, Black SUV, Red Van, Green Motorcycle, Fire Hydrant. Play Mechanic. Build a 'road' obstacle coarse with tape and drive toys cars through it. Go to the Fire Museum. Match Community Helpers to their appropriate transportation. Play pretend to be police officer and criminal, fireman saving a cat and putting out fires, and medic. Ride the Trolley to the Train & Trolley Museum. Watch transportation videos. Go on a family bicycle ride and redo scavenger hunt from Monday in a different area.

Tuesday

Emergency, Siren, Fire Hydrant, Ladder, Medic, Fireman, Police Officer Sidewalks, Street Lights, Bike Lanes, Commuter, Public Transportation

Police Car, Fire Engine, Ambulance

Wednesday

Bicycle, Trolley, Bus, Subway

Day
Thursday

Words
Work Vehicles: Construction, Farming, Shipping, Towing, Service

Number
5

Rhymes Bulldozer, Crane, Digger, Im a police officer Dressed in blue. If Forklift, Tractor, Harvester, you have a problem, Ill help you. Call 18-Wheeler, Train, Ship, me on the phone At 9-1-1, And Ill be Barge, Tow-truck, Garbage coming On the run! Truck, Mail Carrier Down at the firehouse Early in the morning, Hear the fire alarm bell Ringing high and low. See the firefighters Jump into the fire truck. Wooo! Wooo! Wooo! Wooo! Off they go! Airplane, Helicopter, Blimp, Hot-Air Balloon, Rocket Ship, Space Station, Satelite Jeep, 4-Wheeler, 3Wheeler, Bicycle, Dirt Bike, Ski-Boat, Sea-do,

Animal(s)/Machines

Activity/Project
Pack a lunch and go to the riverlanding area and watch the barges and construction for #1 Beale. See how many 18-Wheel Trucks we can spot. Watch Farm Machine video. Play with trains. Wear engineer hat Build a train from cut out different colored shapes (discuss shapes and colors as you build). Worksheets and coloring pages. Go outside and watch for airplanes and helicopters. Watch spaceship video. Ride the mini 4-wheeler and tricycle on different surfaces. Launch toy vehicles off ramps.

Friday

Sky, Clouds, Space, Moon, Planets Recreactional Vehicles: Offroad, Dirt, Ramps, Hills, Woods, Lake

Saturday

Toy cars, trucks, trains, airplanes, and tools; worksheets; coloring pages; makeshift ramp; masking tape; tricycle; access to public transport, museums, waterway views, and construction sites Helpful Videos Pre-K Transportation Theme Videos

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA4C722F8C7823362 Songs

"Down by the Station" "The Wheels on the Bus" "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" "I'm A Little Airplane" (tune "I'm a Little Teapot") - I'm a little airplane, (children raise arms at sides to shoulder height.) Now watch me fly! (They spin Tune: "Frere Jacques" We are flying, we are flying Up so high, up so high. See the fluffy white clouds, See the sparkly sunshine In the sky, in the sky. Extras Trace letters with toy cars. Match vehicle cards. Build vehicles from old bottles/containers. Sensory bin with construction vehicles, dirt, and rocks.