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Monday, February 25, 2013

On the Road and In the Air Week !



We started our transportation week out with a discussion to see what the children knew about transportation.  Each child was able to provide us with something that they knew about the subject.

We read a wealth of books on the subject but the class favorite by fare was I Stink! by Kate and Jim McMullan

We even had the children put items in a glass jar that we would normally place in the trash to see what would happen if we never took out the trash.  (I only stayed in there for about 4 days before we opened it outside to take a smell)  No picture sorry.



Children retelling the story The Seals on the Bus at the magnetic board.




During small group we did a variety of activities like

Counting cargo boxes on trucks


We even did some without numbers so that the children had an opportunity to write numbers


and add numbers



We sorted by the beginning sound



We drove in the snow

Creative Art Center Projects

Car

Truck

Pizza Truck

Car



All of these small group projects can be found in the lesson plan On the Road and in the Air.






2 comments:

  1. Wow! It seems like you had a really interesting and multifaceted week, huh? That’s amazing that the kids liked “I Stink!” and were able to learn about waste management. Another twist to try is the connection between transportation and management of wastes. For example, we can talk about how garbage trucks are the most necessary vehicles for keeping our communities clean. Just as you depend on professional towing services when your vehicle has problems, effective waste removal also requires special trucks for efficient handling and disposal. This is quite an inventive means of linking together transport concepts with ordinary amenities!

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