Automobiles: Day One

Cars, Trucks, and Buses

Identify major types of land transportation.
Learn some of the visible parts of automobiles.
Build some automobiles.


Read some books about cars, trucks, or buses:
I Love Trucks!--Philemon SturgesThe Wheels on the Bus
Racecar Color Book
Make this Go, Car, Go Book

Auto Songs:

I'm a Little Piece of Tin

I'm a little piece of tin,
Nobody knows what shape I'm in,
Got four wheels and a runnin' board,
I'm a four door - I'm a Ford!

Chorus:

Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, rattle, crash, beep, beep
Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, rattle, crash, beep, beep
Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, rattle, crash, beep, beep
Honk, Honk

Watching Traffic
(Tune to “Frere Jacques”)
Watch the cars go, watc h the cars go,
Whiz-zing by, whiz-zi ng by,
Beep beep beep beep b eep beep
Beep beep beep beep beep beep,
That’s like mine! That’s like mine!

Watch the bus go, wa tch the bus go,
Rolling by, rolling by,
Stop for all the people, st op for all the
people,
Get on board! Get on board!

See the trucks go, see the trucks go,
Down the street, down the street,
Gas and oil and milk trucks,
Mail and trash and dump trucks,
On their way, on their way.


Big Truck, Little Truck
Big truck, big truck, how do you go?
Forward, backwa rd, fast or slow.
Little truck, little truck, How do you go?
Forward, backward, fast or slow.


With your child, loo k through picture books about cars and trucks. Talk about the colors of th e vehicles and the visible parts (windows, wheels, windshield wipers, etc.)


Activities:

C is for Car: Trace the letter C, color a car, and use the cut-outs to put the pieces of th e car together. (use the same idea for T is for Truck, B is for Bus, or V is for Van.)

Transportation College

Using magazines have children cut out pictures of cars and trucks. Children then glue their pictures onto construction paper

Car Coloring Pages:--You could use some of these images for child to do a custom paint job on their cars/trucks.
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Truck Coloring Pages:
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Car Shapes Craft: Use different shapes to put together a car.

Egg Carton Dump Truck Craft

Truck Directional Art

Bus Directional Art

Bus Ideas

My favorite Transportation

Materials:

• Cardboard Boxes
• Various Other Art Supplies of Your Choice

Directions:

• Give each child a box. Have them design their favorite mode of transportation (to help them you could provide pictures). If you do not have enough space you could have the children work in pairs.

Ramps

Make several ramps of different heights for your children to play with. Ask them which one makes the cars go faster. See if they can tell you why. If not tell them why.

Car Wash
Play with your child at a water table or at the sink with water and toy cars. Provide a sponge, brush, washcloth, and a spray bottle for your child to use to wash and dry the cars.