Here are some ideas to make your transportation unit special.

 

 

Books

*Trains*
     
     
     
*Trucks*
     
     
*Boats*
     
     
*Construction*
     
*Airplanes*
     
*Miscellaneous*

 

Teacher Resources

 

 

 

Videos/DVD's

 

   
     

 

Music

Music is an important part of any Early Childhood program.  

 

Songs/Fingerplays
Things That Go

 Junior Jukebox

 

Let's Ride CD

 Junior Jukebox

 

T-R-U-C-K

*see words below*

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Rosie the Little Red Car

*see words below*

C-A-R

*see words below*

Clickety Clack

Witches Brew album: Hap Palmer

The Wheels on the Bus

Down By the Station

 

For links to the musical artists click here to go to the music page.

T-R-U-C-K

(tune: B-I-N-G-O)

Look at my big shiny truck,

I'm driving it today-o!

T-R-U-C-K

T-R-U-C-K

T-R-U-C-K

I'm driving it today-O!

 

C-A-R

(tune: B-I-N-G-O)

Look at my bright shiny car,

I'm driving it today-o!

C-A-R (beep! beep!)

C-A-R (beep! beep!)

I'm driving it today-O!

Rosie the Little Red Car

Rosie the little red car,

Rosie the little red car,

You're just not living until you've driven in,

Rosie the little red car!

Headlights blink as she goes by,

(open and close your fists)

Windshield wipers wave good-bye,

(make motions with arms like windshield wipers)

Road hogs she can pass with ease,

She just says, "Move over please!"

(put hands on hips and wiggle hips)

Rosie the little red car,

Rosie the little red car,

You're just not living until you've driven in,

Rosie the little red car!

 

Activities

 

Activity Instructions

Magic Stop Sign

Materials:  fingerpaint paper, red paint, paint brushes, scissors, masking tape.

Take one large piece of fingerpaint paper for each child.  Using the scissors cut strips of masking tape and stick the tape to the paper to spell out the word "Stop".   Have students paint their papers with red paint all over, completely covering the masking tape.  When the paint is dry you can carefully peel the tape off to reveal the word "Stop".  Use the scissors to cut the paper into a stop sign shape.   The same idea could be used to make "yield" and other traffic signs. 

Shape Train

Materials: construction paper- various colors, scissors, glue stick, crayons.

Have the students cut out various shapes (rectangles, circles, squares, etc) and glue together to make a part of a train.  They can use crayons to write their names on the side of the train.  When everybody is finished, assemble the "name train" on the wall in the classroom or on a bulletin board.  Make sure to make one for yourself and place it in front :)

Fingerpaint Tracks

Materials: several matchbox cars or other small cars with moveable wheels, fingerpaint, fingerpaint paper or butcher paper, paint- various colors.

Place several different colors of paint in bowls or pie tins, containers need to be big enough for the cars to sit in.  Next, give each student a sheet of fingerpaint paper OR use a large sheet of butcher paper to make a class mural.  "Drive" the cars in the paint and across the paper to create tracks. 

Transportation Graph

Materials:  Butcher paper, construction paper, crayons, glue.

Create a graph using the butcher paper with a place for each form of transportation (car, truck, train, airplane etc).  Give each student a square of construction paper and them to draw their favorite form of transportation and write their name.  When finished, students glue their pictures on the graph in the appropriate place. 

Traffic Light

Materials:  red, yellow, green, and black construction paper, glue, scissors.

Have students cut red, yellow, and green circles for the traffic lights.  Next, have them cut one large black rectangle and glue the circles on in the appropriate order to create a traffic light.

 

Shape Sail Boat

 

Materials: blue and white construction paper, crayons, glue, scissors.

Have students cut triangles with the white paper.  Next, ask them to glue the triangles on the blue paper to make the sail.  Use the crayons to make the boat body and other features on the blue paper. 

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