It is time for our transportation unit in kindergarten! What are different ways of going places? We started our investigation by asking this question. We made a really basic KWL chart to record what we already knew about transportation and what questions we have. Our questions were great! How are cars made? Why do people ride buses? What is the thing called that people fly on that has a parachute and a fan? (I had to look that one up!) and Why do people use horses for travel? I will use those questions to guide what we are learning about over the next couple of weeks. Here is an a example of what our chart looks like. Our next big activity will be sorting types of transportation into land travel, water travel, and air travel. We started by handing each student a card with a picture of a form of transportation on it. The students sorted themselves into groups that go together. It took them some time to figure out that they had objects that traveled on land, water, or in the air but once they started getting it the groups came together quickly. We did this as our activity piece during morning meeting. Then we put them on an anchor chart to use later in the day. The cards can be used later in a center as an additional sorting or writing activity too. I love having real pictures for students to use instead of just clip art. The book that we are using from our reading series this week (Reading Street) is Max Takes the Train by Rosemary Wells. I love Max and Ruby! They take me back to when my kids were little and they loved the TV show so this is one of my favorite stories to read to my kindergarten students. We discuss all the different ways that Max travels throughout the book and if his choice of travel really makes sense. Would you take a plane to the ice cream parlor? I made a fun activity for this one too. Each student gets a travel card with a clothes pin attached. Name a place in the world (near or far) and they answer with the card how they will get there. With this one I focus on: travel on my own (walk), travel by non-motorized vehicle (bike or skateboard), travel by land (car, train, or bus), travel by air (plane or helicopter), and travel by water (boat or ship). Modes of transport are the key here. After we did this activity together the students went to Writer's Workshop with a prompt (we don't usually do prompts, but this was special) We posed the question, "If I was going to ________, I would take a _________" Their responses were really cute! If I was going to my grandma's I would take a car. I provided the students with the sentence stems, but you can see that they didn't all use them. I prefer the inventive spelling that this student used. He is totally independent when it comes to writing! If I was going to my friends I would take a scooter. On the flip side, this student did use the sentence stems and it supported him enough that he completed the assignment. This is huge for him! If left to his own devices he will sit and destroy the paper rather than writing anything so I was super impressed when he wrote this all on his own! If I was going to the library I would take a motorcycle. This student is a high flyer but doesn't always elaborate when writing. He is happy to write 3 words for a sentence and get moving on to the next thing. He took a lot of time today and even used bigger words like library and motorcycle. All in all this activity was a good fit for any level of student! Another fun book to read about getting places is How Will We Get to the Beach by Brigitte Luciani. In the book Roxanne tries to go to the beach in many different forms of transportation but they are never quite right. I created some retell cards for this one so we can retell the story afterwards. After we do the retell together we will do a cut and glue retell page all together. My students really enjoy those. To add in a little STEM fun I bought the book If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen. The illustrations are fantastic and I think students will really love this activity! After reading the book students will plan out a car and then draw it. I have a page ready for a final copy so they can just draw their car but I am thinking I want to let them create the car out of old junk. Am I crazy? I'm thinking yes but I'm still going to give it a try! The last idea I have to share today I'm probably the most excited about! We have turned our classroom window into a transportation display. Students are creating different vehicles at our Fun Friday craft station and they decide where they go on the board. They are so fun! To see the whole unit click HERE to preview it in my TPT store. I created some templates for vehicles to get you started but to be honest I just set out some old crafting paper and let them create on their own. You can get the templates FREE here. Transportation will be our theme for the next 6 weeks as we work through Reading Street Unit 5. I will be using their questions to guide that instruction as we move through this unit. Here are a list of books we plan on using during this time. They are all great jumping off points for more questions and inquiries! These are Amazon affiliate links which means if you buy through this link I receive a small amount. Thanks for supporting my blog! To top off our unit I also created some literacy stations that have a transportation theme too to replace my Valentine themed stuff that is still hanging out there. February is a weird month because the first 2 weeks are all pink and red and hearts and then the last half is just "Please help me get to spring break" mode. These will help fill the gap. I focused on digraphs and blends, sights words (40 words introduced in Reading Street for Kindergarten), alphabet recognition, word families and nonsense word fluency. I will add in some hot wheel cars, letter magnets, and other manipulatives to make these as hands on as possible. You can click HERE to see them in my store. Wow! That was a lot! We have plenty of activities to use the next 6 weeks or so! Thanks for stopping by today! What to save this post for later?
Transport lacing cards - fun fine motor activities for kids. Perfect to help toddlers and preschoolers develop fine motor skills for free.
Looking for a fun and engaging transportation themed unit for your students? Here's a ton of ideas from my classroom and some free downloads too!
Anyone else feel SO busy this time of year? The holidays are just around the corner.. and so are report cords and assessments out the wazoo! Sorry I've been MIA but I'm dropping in for a little Five for Friday action. Oops sorry... it's Saturday. I'm doing my best here... 1. Theme for the last few weeks has been transportation. I'm not sure on the original source of this song (if it's yours... please claim it!) The kids loved it and it was a nice way to wrap up our theme! 2. We are also wrapping up our comparing numbers unit. We made this interactive reader to show what we know! P.S. I love using interactive readers for math. Cross-Curricular for the win! This is a part of my Comparing Numbers in Kinder Unit! 3. As Report Card season approaches... I have one piece of advice. GET THESE PENS! They are amazing. The case props up in a fancy, grab any pen you want, kind of way. They don't bleed through and they DON'T dry out! I use them to color code my gradebook since there are so many assessments to keep track of. 4. My kids are really starting to work hard on reading and writing CVC words so we're diving into my Short Vowels CVC packet! A fan favorite is the Mystery Picture. You can pick up a freebie below for Short Vowel A. The pack itself comes with 8 activities for each of the vowels. 5. Lastly, we're doing a book study at my school and we're reading the most eye-opening book. I had to share!!! If you teach in a poverty-stricken district or school... this is a must read! I'm learning so much and already make shifts and changes to my teaching that are so beneficial! Oh and P.S. keep your eyes peeled today for a new product. I will be posting my Christmas Math Centers today (discounted for the first two days!) They are Christmas themed and I know that doesn't suit everyone's need, but I love Christmas so much and couldn't pass up the adorable clipart! :)
Do you have a little one who loves diggers, trucks, cars, trains, or planes? If so, YOU are going to love how easy this transportation theme is for preschoolers! When our little ones find an interest in an activity or a topic, it is a wonderful opportunity for us to dive into that topic alongside
Enjoy 14 tot trays for a Montessori inspired transportation unit.
These transportation dot marker pages are an easy low prep activity to set up for toddlers and preschoolers. They are super fun without the mess of normal paints.
These transportation word puzzles are a great addition to your transportation unit, or just because! Add them to your literacy centers.
If your kids love cars, trucks and planes, they'll love these transportation alphabet posters! Hang them near their play space at eye height and watch them engage. These posters make great writing prompts, too. These are quick and easy print and go posters - just choose between black and white, or colour. To include the
Need some ideas for transportation centers and activities? I'm here to help! I'm sharing my favorite, most engaging transportation-themed activities with you. I also created Road Number Mats FREEBIE for you, too! AND a train name craftivity FREEBIE! Go grab your lesson plan book and get ready to be inspired!
Transport Counting, Count and Circle the Number of Transport PDF Worksheet For Kindergarten For Download PDF Worksheet, Click Here; Transport Counting, Count and Circle the Number of Transport PDF Worksheet For Kindergarten Bus: I will go to my grandmothers’ village by bus this summer. Automobile: Automobile use in our country has increased by 18% compared to last year. Truck: The trucks will arrive at the factory in the evening. Train: When I was a child, we went to our country by train every year. Subway: When I go to my school, I first get on the minibus and then
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It is time for our transportation unit in kindergarten! What are different ways of going places? We started our investigation by asking this question. We made a really basic KWL chart to record what we already knew about transportation and what questions we have. Our questions were great! How are cars made? Why do people ride buses? What is the thing called that people fly on that has a parachute and a fan? (I had to look that one up!) and Why do people use horses for travel? I will use those questions to guide what we are learning about over the next couple of weeks. Here is an a example of what our chart looks like. Our next big activity will be sorting types of transportation into land travel, water travel, and air travel. We started by handing each student a card with a picture of a form of transportation on it. The students sorted themselves into groups that go together. It took them some time to figure out that they had objects that traveled on land, water, or in the air but once they started getting it the groups came together quickly. We did this as our activity piece during morning meeting. Then we put them on an anchor chart to use later in the day. The cards can be used later in a center as an additional sorting or writing activity too. I love having real pictures for students to use instead of just clip art. The book that we are using from our reading series this week (Reading Street) is Max Takes the Train by Rosemary Wells. I love Max and Ruby! They take me back to when my kids were little and they loved the TV show so this is one of my favorite stories to read to my kindergarten students. We discuss all the different ways that Max travels throughout the book and if his choice of travel really makes sense. Would you take a plane to the ice cream parlor? I made a fun activity for this one too. Each student gets a travel card with a clothes pin attached. Name a place in the world (near or far) and they answer with the card how they will get there. With this one I focus on: travel on my own (walk), travel by non-motorized vehicle (bike or skateboard), travel by land (car, train, or bus), travel by air (plane or helicopter), and travel by water (boat or ship). Modes of transport are the key here. After we did this activity together the students went to Writer's Workshop with a prompt (we don't usually do prompts, but this was special) We posed the question, "If I was going to ________, I would take a _________" Their responses were really cute! If I was going to my grandma's I would take a car. I provided the students with the sentence stems, but you can see that they didn't all use them. I prefer the inventive spelling that this student used. He is totally independent when it comes to writing! If I was going to my friends I would take a scooter. On the flip side, this student did use the sentence stems and it supported him enough that he completed the assignment. This is huge for him! If left to his own devices he will sit and destroy the paper rather than writing anything so I was super impressed when he wrote this all on his own! If I was going to the library I would take a motorcycle. This student is a high flyer but doesn't always elaborate when writing. He is happy to write 3 words for a sentence and get moving on to the next thing. He took a lot of time today and even used bigger words like library and motorcycle. All in all this activity was a good fit for any level of student! Another fun book to read about getting places is How Will We Get to the Beach by Brigitte Luciani. In the book Roxanne tries to go to the beach in many different forms of transportation but they are never quite right. I created some retell cards for this one so we can retell the story afterwards. After we do the retell together we will do a cut and glue retell page all together. My students really enjoy those. To add in a little STEM fun I bought the book If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen. The illustrations are fantastic and I think students will really love this activity! After reading the book students will plan out a car and then draw it. I have a page ready for a final copy so they can just draw their car but I am thinking I want to let them create the car out of old junk. Am I crazy? I'm thinking yes but I'm still going to give it a try! The last idea I have to share today I'm probably the most excited about! We have turned our classroom window into a transportation display. Students are creating different vehicles at our Fun Friday craft station and they decide where they go on the board. They are so fun! To see the whole unit click HERE to preview it in my TPT store. I created some templates for vehicles to get you started but to be honest I just set out some old crafting paper and let them create on their own. You can get the templates FREE here. Transportation will be our theme for the next 6 weeks as we work through Reading Street Unit 5. I will be using their questions to guide that instruction as we move through this unit. Here are a list of books we plan on using during this time. They are all great jumping off points for more questions and inquiries! These are Amazon affiliate links which means if you buy through this link I receive a small amount. Thanks for supporting my blog! To top off our unit I also created some literacy stations that have a transportation theme too to replace my Valentine themed stuff that is still hanging out there. February is a weird month because the first 2 weeks are all pink and red and hearts and then the last half is just "Please help me get to spring break" mode. These will help fill the gap. I focused on digraphs and blends, sights words (40 words introduced in Reading Street for Kindergarten), alphabet recognition, word families and nonsense word fluency. I will add in some hot wheel cars, letter magnets, and other manipulatives to make these as hands on as possible. You can click HERE to see them in my store. Wow! That was a lot! We have plenty of activities to use the next 6 weeks or so! Thanks for stopping by today! What to save this post for later?
Turn playtime with playdough into an adventure and an opportunity to learn about colors with these free Transportation Playdough Mats.
Here is a Transportation Theme Free Printable that is so much fun for learning through play for toddlers and for preschoolers!
Transportation gross motor ideas. Perfect for your transportation themed units or for those that love anything transportation. Free Printable Cards.
Transportation Theme in PreK centers ideas including sensory bin, science and STEM, fine motor, Auto Shop dramatic play, and free editable book cover for class book
Take your transportation activities for preschool to the land, sea, or sky with hands-on literacy centers! Race through letters, sounds, & syllables!
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Here is a fun preschool transportation theme set of pattern blocks activities that are fun for learning through play for kids!
Here’s a simple train craft for kids inspired by the book, Freight Train by Donald Crews. This sponge painted train art project is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners! (This post contains affiliate links.) The Preschool Book Club is back this week with creative activities for kids inspired by the popular children’s book, Freight Train by …
Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have remained in Kindergarten ever since. I plan to never leave the classroom as the kids are what drive me to continue my growth as a teacher and person.
FREE Transportation activities for preschoolers featuring cars, trucks, trains, boats and other vehicles. Activities include matching, patterns, sorting by air, land, water, and sorting by syllables.
Transportation arts and crafts for kids. 60 transport themed kids art ideas for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners.
We have over 25 fun transportation activities for toddlers and preschoolers to enjoy! There are transportation crafts, transportation theme activities
Are you doing a tot school transportation theme? We finally finished up our transportation themed activities this week and had a lot of fun with all the different modes of transportation we explored. Here were our plans for Transportation Week: And here are the details of each activity: Our favorite transportation books for the week […]
The "Does it Go?" sort keeps us laughing and the tiny vehicle town lets us move vehicles around town. Great busy bag for preschool!
Centers activities for transportation theme in Prek. Includes fine motor, math, stem, blocks, writing center and easel. Ideas include stamping, pattern blocks
This long list of crafts is perfect for teachers and parents who are trying to teach preschoolers about transportation!
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FREE Transportation Printables
Are you doing a transportation theme? Or are you just looking for a fun game to play with your preschooler? Print this free matching memory game for kids!
Looking for a transportation themed preschool lesson plan? Check out these free plans with a week's worth of tranportation themed crafts and activities! It's all done for you and free to print!
Transportation printable pack - vocabulary, tracing, counting and sorting activities for preschool and kindergarten.
