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Travel and transportation is a popular theme
in early childhood, and with good reason. It builds upon knowledge that
children already have about how they get from here to there. It also provides
learning opportunities in social studies, language arts, math, and science.
And finally, this year-round topic is just fun!
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Travel by Land
These activities allow students to compare and
contrast different forms of transportation. They also increase content-area
vocabulary and practice early literacy skills (sound identification, letter
recognition). In Puffer Bellies and Box Cars, students engage in cooperative
and dramatic play about trains, and in the Count the Wheels reproducible,
they practice simple number identification and counting skills.
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Travel by Air
In a literature-based lesson, students explore
activities related to the book The Glorious Flight, including comparing
and contrasting the present with the past. In Taking Flight, students
practice prediction and observations skills as they conduct a simple experiment.
In both lessons, they also explore the physical science of flight and
increase content-area vocabulary.
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Travel by Water
In these activities, students continue comparing
transportation in the past and with transportation in the present, as
well as increasing vocabulary related to ships. In Parts of a Ship, students
practice reading a diagram. In Grandfather's Journey, they explore journal
writing.
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From Here to There
Students continue to compare and contrast different
forms of transportation, as well as practice basic map skills.
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