ACTIVITY PLAN
Theme Transportaion
Curriculum Area Math
Name of activity Transportation Match
Learning Objective:
Children will match
parts and wholes and explore one to one correspondence.
Materials Needed:
Picture Book:
Getting Around by Betsey Chessen
A toy car, airplane,
bike, person, construction truck, and train.
If these are not all
available in toys then you may substitute with a
laminated picture.
Laminated pictures of
a car tire, an airplane wing, bike handle bars, the legs of a
person, a part of
construction equipment, and the wheels of a train.
It would be helpful
to include small clear baskets for the children to place the
toys in.
Advance Preparation Needed:
Gather items
Place the laminated
pictures of transportation parts around the table and include a
small basket near
every picture. The toys can be placed in a bin near the table.
Directions:
Read
Betsy Chessen’s book Getting Around, to the children. Ask them
questions about transportation and how every item gets you to your
destination. Explain to the children how the items work, with wheels, wings
ECT… Tell them that you have all these transportation items and pictures of
what makes them work. Tell them that we’re going to match the pictures to
the items.
Special Instructions to Staff:
Observation and
Conversation with the children as they explore the activity.
Materials to Use in Introduction
Activity:
The laminated
pictures of transportation parts
Source of Idea: Self
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