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 * Connection to Literature**

Read the story //How Will You Get There, Maisy?// by Lucy Cousins. This is a funny lift and flap book about modes of transportation. It has a simple story line. The children will enjoy guessing as to what is behind each flap.

Circle Time: Cars and Other Wheels
Before entering into this brainstorming activity, show pictures from Eye Witness Books, //Car//, by Richard Sutton and Elizabeth Baquedano. Point out the early automobiles and modern vehicles that are used for transportation, such as a sedan, SUV, convertible, sports car, race car, bicycle, tricycle and motorcycle. Explain the traffic light, some traffic signs and seatbelt safety. Tell the children that a driver should be alert to traffic sounds such as horns, sirens or train whistles. Encourage a brainstorming activity, by telling the children that we will be making up a story on cars and vehicles with wheels. Each child will have 2 minutes to contribute to the story. The teacher will initiate the story such as, " When I was on my way to school this morning.....". This activity encourages social development and instills self esteem. Read the book, //The Two Cars// by, Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire, a modern adaptation of classic, //The Tortoise and the Hare.//

Read more: [] This lesson in the series about transportation will provide an opportunity for the children to explore airplanes and helicopters, by interacting with activities that foster developmental skills in social, language, math and problem solving.

Circle Time: Airplanes and Helicopters
Explain to the children that the airplane was designed long ago by people who experimented with the idea of flying. The airplane has developed into a form of transportation that we now use frequently to travel all around the world. Tell them how the military planes and helicopters protect the people, the cargo planes and crop dusters help us work, gliders and hot air balloons help us have fun and jet planes help us travel. Introduce a new word, "biography" and clap to the syllables. Read the book, //Young Amelia Earhart: A Dream to Fly//, by Sarah Alcott and James Anton.

Activity:
After reading the story, encourage a fun role playing activity. The class will pretend to be a family going on a trip, people at the airport and pilots and workers on the plane. Assign each child a role to play, from packing, driving to the airport, boarding the plane, and arriving at their destination. This activity encourages self expression, as well as social skills.

Art:
A good idea is to always have drawing paper available for the children to develop their creativity in art. In this lesson, encourage them to create a colorful picture of airplanes and helicopters they have learned about to be displayed. In addition to the picture, demonstrate how to make a paper airplane. Attach fishing line to each child's plane and hang on the ceiling around the classroom.

Math: Number/Word Recognition
Make 10 card-stock suitcases, labeling each with a number word one through ten. Use plastic items for the children to place the correct number of items in the marked suitcase. For example, in suitcase marked "eight", the child will place 8 items, etc. Some ideas for this lesson were from the Saskatchewan Education, Kindergarten Children First: An Information Bulletin for Administrators.

Suggested reading:
//A Day at the Airport// by Richard Scarry //Young Amelia Earhart: A Dream to Fly// by Sarah Alcott and James Anton All Aboard Airplanes by Frank Evans and George Guzzi //How Will You Get There, Maisy?// by Lucy Cousins

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Circle Time: The Boy in the Boat, author unknown
This story time is quite different than reading from a book. The children will be mesmerized by the activity as well as the story. (You will need a sheet of plain white paper and scissors). Begin to tell the story. "There was a boy who wanted to be a sailor. He had a hat." ( Fold the paper in half with edges facing down, fold the top corners down toward the middle, fold a single edge up, then turn over and fold the other edge up. Now show the hat). "He also had a boat." (Turn the hat upside down). "One day, he got into the boat and floated in the middle of the lake. It was so hot and the sun was so bright, so he removed his shirt and pants and threw them in the water. He felt so much cooler with his swimming trunks on. His boat hit a rock and the front of the boat broke off." (Cut off the front of the boat). "Then a giant fish took a bite of the bottom of the boat." (Cut off the bottom). "The boy just had a little boat left, then a big bird flew down and sat on it." (Cut off the back of the boat). "Now, there was just a tiny little boat left and the water was coming inside, so he jumped overboard and swam to the shore. As the boat sank, he saw something white floating in the water. What do you think it could be?" (It was his shirt). Be prepared with pictures and encourage an open discussion on different types of boats used for transportation, work or pleasure, such as ocean liners, ferry boats, barges, canoes, motor boats, sailboats, row boats and submarines.

Activity:
The children will build their own boats, then share the water table to see if it floats. These are the items you will need: Small milk cartons with tops removed Small craft sticks Construction paper sails, various colors Glue

Math:
Cut 10 boats and sails from construction paper and laminate. Mark a number on each boat. Place coordinating dots on each sail. In mixed order within reach of the children, attach the boats on one side of the chalkboard and the sails on the other side. Use number word flashcards for a child to answer. If the correct number word is answered, the child matches the sail to the boat.

Suggested reading:
//Harbor// by Donald Crews //The Great Boat Race// by Kitty Richards //Sail Away, Little Boat// by Janet Buell //The Little Boat// by Kathy Henderson

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Reading Circle: How Can I Get There?
You will need a puppet and a bag of toy vehicles, such as a train, helicopter, airplane, car, truck, motorcycle, boat, rocket and horse. Let Tessie, the puppet, introduce herself and tell the children about her problem. Create a scenario as she explains how she loves to travel, but she needs their help to decide how to get there. This interactive activity lets the children take part in the puppet's dilemma, while fostering problem solving, listening and social skills. Read this timeless story, //Two Little Trains// by Margaret Wise Brown.

Activity:
Turn on the music and let the kids become a train. As groups of 4 or 5 children hold on to the waist of the person ahead, they will chug along to appropriate music, such as Johnette Downing's,//"Chugg-a-Lugg-a-Choo-Choo"// from her //Music Time// CD.

Math: Number Words and Shapes
From construction paper, cut and laminate separate colorful large shapes into a train engine. A square for the face, black circles for the eyes and nose, triangles for the ears and "chin" and a black tall rectangle for the smoke stack. This activity will be assembled on the chalkboard while reviewing flashcard number words. When answered correctly, allow the child to "build" the engine, one shape at a time. When the train is built, the remaining children remove one shape at a time. Each child says the number word, the color, as well as the shape.

Phonics: All Aboard the Phonics Train
Use a train to learn letter blends, by placing a consonant on the engine and vowels on each car of a train. This display may be used throught the year when teaching vowels and consonants. For more on this activity, see the article All Aboard the Phonics Train.

Suggested reading:
//Curious George Takes a Train// by Margret and H.A. Rey //The Caboose That Got Loose// by Bill Peet //Freight Trains// by Donald Crews //Two Little Trains// by Margaret Wise Brown

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Circle Time: All About Trucks
Encourage a discussion on various types of trucks used for transportation in the city, on the farm and on the highways. Ask the children to bring a toy truck for show and tell. Show pictures of trucks used in the city, such as garbage trucks, fire trucks, ambulances, buses or trolleys. In the rural areas, and on the farm, tractors, dump trucks and pick up trucks are used often. On the highways, motor homes, tractor-trailers, moving vans and school buses are seen. Trucks are important to transport food to the grocery stores, move the earth to make roads or rescue people in an emergency. Read the story, //I Love Trucks// by Philemon Sturges.

Activity: Movement
Get the children moving with this interactive exercise. Instruct the children on how they are to do this activity. Tell them they will be first rolling their heads, the shoulders, then the arms to the music. They will then get on the floor and roll back and forth. When the music stops, they will stand and stretch as they roll their heads, shoulders and arms again to cool down. Turn on the music to the traditional children's song, "The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round" and begin the activity. This will not only be a lesson in movement, but also emphasizes listening skills.

Phonics: Rhyming Words
As you say a word, write it on the chalkboard, to teach word recognition. For example, say and write the word "truck", call on a child to give a rhyming word, write the word directly under "truck" and underline the rhyming letters. Continue collecting words and add to the list words such as van, bus, until each child has had a turn. As you each word called out, ask the child to name the vowel.

Numbers:
Use the flashcards to review the numbers that are being learned, such as 30-40's number family. As a child answers, he or she then "drives" to the front of the class and points to the correct number on the number chart, then "drives" back to their seat.

Art:
On the easels, let the children paint with the wheels of toy trucks. Encourage them to create a painting using the tracks. Have available aprons, toy trucks, assorted paint colors and easels.

Suggested reading:
//I Stink!// by Kate and Jim Mcmullan //Curious George at the Fire Station// by Margret and H.A. Rey //School Bus// by Donald Crews //I Love Trucks!// by Phileman Sturges

Read more: [] > water, air, land, boats, cars, automobiles, ships, sailing, walking, movement, bicycle, sled, canoe, airplane, truck, schoolbus, skateboard, skates, airport, vehicles, driver, pilot, captain, traffic light, horn, windshield wipers, safety belts, steering wheel, trains, fuel, gas, tires, dump truck, pick-up truck, station-wagon, sports car, garage, tractors Discuss different modes of transportation on land, sea and in the air. Talk about how people get to where they are going (school bus, ferry boat, car etc.) Incorporate field trips wherever possible. Take a trip on a school bus, walk around the school parking lot to look at cars, visit the airport, bus station or train station. Watch videos that show different forms of transportation. Look at travel magazines. Ask if anyone has been on a plane ... a train ... a horse ... etc. Ask how students get to school everyday. How do kids in other countries travel? Leave lots of time for discussion. Make sure to review safety rules (seatbelts in cars, obeying traffic signals, walk and don't walk signs). Don't forget to discuss how products are delivered ... couriers with trucks, airplanes etc. How does the mail travel? >> String or yarn; coat hangers; thick paper; paint; brushes; scissors; hole punch; markers or crayons >> After discussing how people and products get from place to place, students can create drawings and paintings of various modes of transportation on thick paper. The pictures can be painted or decorated with markers or crayons. Once complete, the pictures can be cut out and put together in a mobile ... by punching holes in the pictures and hanging them from a coat hanger that has been wrapped with yarn or raffia. **Have your students write facts on the back of each of their modes of transportation. (ie trucks deliver newspapers; people travel on airplanes etc.)** >
 * __**Vocabulary:**__
 * __**Discussion/Field Trips:**__
 * __**Activities:**__
 * 1) **BULLETIN BOARD ACTIVITY:** Students can collect images of different types of transportation and add them to a bulletin board that has been divided into Land, Sea and Air.
 * 2) **TRANSPORTATION MURAL:**Students can work together to create a transportation mural (one for land, one for sea and one for air).
 * 3) **SOUND PICTURES:** What sounds do the various modes of transportation make? (train whistle, truck horn, police car siren) How would these sounds appear if we were to draw them? Provide crayons and paper for students to experiment with the colors and shapes of transportation sounds.
 * 4) **TOY CAR PRINTMAKING:** Using old toy cars and tempera paint, allow students to dip the cars into paint and "drive" them across paper to see what kinds of marks the tires make.
 * 5) **LICENSE PLATE RUBBINGS:** Using old license plates (or plate on cars in the parking lot) allow students to do rubbings of the plates. Provide paper and crayons for the rubbings.
 * 6) **SHAPE VEHICLES:** See how many types of transportation vehicles can be created using the basic geometric shapes (triangles, squares, circles, rectangles). Have students cut their shapes out of construction paper and arrange them to create vehicles.
 * 7) **PAPER BOATS:** Make paper boats using the directions found [|HERE]. Decorate them with bright crayon colors.
 * 8) **PAPER AIRPLANES:** Make paper airplanes using the directions found [|HERE]. Decorate them with bright crayon colors.
 * 9) **TRANSPORTATION MOBILE:**
 * What You Need:**
 * What You Do:**
 * 1) TAKE A TRIP ON A ZEBRA: **Have students consider what life would be like without cars or trucks. What if we traveled by riding animals? Not just any animals: elephants, zebras, tigers, ducks etc. Students can draw or paint their ideas on paper.**

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 * It is never too soon to present our children with the biographies of great men and woman that have made a contribution to the world at large. Biographies are also an opportunity to present different careers and community helpers. Let's introduce to our children a woman who had a dream to fly and she made that dream a reality: Amelia Earhart.

There are a number of activities and crafts that can be spread out over a few days.

The activities are appropriate to celebrate: May - Transportation Month, November: Aviation Month and to introduce a career & community helper theme: The Pilot and letter P is for Pilot.

Activity 1: Book recommendation A Troll First-Start Biography: Young Amelia Earhart: A Dream to Fly- Story by Sarah Alcott, illustrations by James Anton


 * For the introduction & discussion you may want to print out the** color poster**, which features a woman pilot that could be Amelia, receiving a bouquet of flowers after one of her successful flights. Start by asking the children if they can describe what they see in the poster. Explain that this is a woman pilot and they will listen to a wonderful story about her and how she became one of the most famous pilots in the world. Distribute the coloring page format after the story discussion or as a take home activity.

Amelia Earhart's story is a wonderful way to start presenting biographies to young children because both boys and girls will identify with her adventurous spirit and airplanes are fun! Discuss Amelia's qualities and how her dedication to learn everything she could about airplanes was instrumental in making her the most admired woman pilot in the world.

These activities are also appropriate to celebrate many American patriotic holidays. Amelia is an example of "the American spirit" - her life is a celebration of the value of freedom, and she exemplifies the contributions that each and every American citizen can make to their country by pursuing excellence and being a role model to those around them.**

Activity #2: Community Helper & Career: The Pilot Online Source Review information at link #1 and #2**
 * Discuss the role of the pilot as a community helper and career description. Ask the children what they think a pilot does.
 * What does a pilot do?

Activity 3: Airplane Coloring Page Activity and Airplane Gallery Online
 * Here is a link to some really great coloring pages of airplanes and it is also an airplane gallery. To see the real version of the plane in color, click on the black and white image and hit the back button. To view a different airplane click on a different type of airplane and click on the magnifying glass.

The children will enjoy the gallery of airplanes and this will help them get inspired to color the pages. There quite a few, it can also make a great coloring book.

Simple airplane coloring pages for the youngest children: 1, 2, 3-pattern**

Activity 3: Craft Option #1 Make a Paper Airplane - Very Easy (3+ with help)
 * Here is a very simple paper airplane. Print and cut the template and then you can trace over other pages to make several for a large group. Children may want to decorate the template first with crayons, stampers, etc. Go outdoors and fly them!**

Activity 4: Craft Option #2 DLTK's Craft: Make Styrofoam Airplanes - 2 types (3.5+) You may want to try this alternative: Print the template and trace the airplane body onto paper twice. Have the children color and decorate them and then glue them to the Styrofoam pieces.**
 * This is such a great craft and you get to recycle those Styrofoam trays. There are two types of plane: cargo and jet templates.

Activity 5: Alphabet Printable Lesson Plan Activities Ages 3+
 * Select a letter to present:**
 * **[|**Letter J is for Jet**]**


 * [|Letter P is for Pilot]

Activity #6: Letter A Airplane Online Puzzle || || Have fun with this 6-piece online puzzle to practice problem solving skills and letter A recognition. Change puzzle pieces using the SHAPE button. || Amelia Earhart: A Dream to Fly 1, 2, 3-pattern, [|4] Alphabet letter lesson plans for: [|Letter J Jet]**
 * color poster for display
 * coloring pageSimple airplane coloring pages:

*Paper Airplane - Very Easy


 * DLTK's Crafts: Make Styrofoam Airplanes [|**Air Transportation Coloring Pages**]

Materials for crafts:
 * paper
 * something to color with
 * printer
 * scissors

For the Styrofoam planes: ACTIVITY!!!!!!!
 * clean Styrofoam meat trays or the lid of egg Styrofoam containers

divide the class into three teams - air, land, sea the kids can bring in transportation toys, draw pictures of transportation, post on walls etc. have the kids invent and create their own form of transportation