Transportation Thematic Unit Archives

Tracing Shapes with Trains after Reading the Little Engine that Could

Tracing Shapes with Trains: The Little Engine That Could Activity

Happy New Year! We are starting the year off with a classic book for our Virtual Book Club for Kids: The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper. I really enjoyed this book as a child and…

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Alphabet Parking Lot: Matching Capital and Lowercase Letters

One of the boys’ favorite things to play with is cars. They spend hours playing with their assortment of Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars. Little Brother used to be the only car lover, but he has now passed along his love…

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Learning Based on the Interests of Your Child

Learning in these early years is spelled P-L-A-Y. Although I love to share a variety of ways to “teach” your child various concepts, the best way your child can learn is by playing, and specifically when you play with…

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Car Painting

My friend Rachel stopped by with her adorable kiddos (with Sonic drinks for all) while we were stranded at home due to a flat tire. We pulled out the cars and let the kids go to town painting! Here’s what…

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Transportation Song and Pretend Play

Singing is a great way to introduce your child to language in a fun and meaningful way! Kids love to sing! Even if you think you have a terrible singing voice (like I do), swallow your pride and sing. You’ll…

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Race Car Snack

This is a fun “spin” (pun intended) on the ants-on-a-log classic. Enjoy making this with your little automotive enthusiast! And the pictures are a little lean on this post. Big Brother asked me to take a picture of his dinner…

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Transportation Birthday Card

I couldn’t help but post this adorable birthday card from Alison at Oopsey Daisy. Not only does this card go great with our transportation unit, but Prince Charming’s birthday is today! Little Brother helped me make one a few days ago for his Daddy…

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Hot Air Balloon

For our second anniversary (and way before children), my husband and I went on a hot air balloon ride, which has ALWAYS been a dream of mine. It was amazing! There is nothing like floating in the air and seeing…

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License Plate Rubbings

You’ve probably heard of doing leaf rubbings in the fall, but this is a great way to practice number and letter recognition. Plus, it goes nicely with our transportation thematic unit! Here’s what you’ll need: a license plate (we used…

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Transportation Bible Story

It is sometimes easy to leave the Bible-story teaching to Sunday School…and I am definitely guilty of it. Yes, we read the boys’ Bibles each night before bed. But I’m embarrassed to say I’ve never taken the time to intentionally…

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Early Graphing Activity

Graphs are visual representations of data. Even young children can enjoying creating hands-on graphs (even though we don’t necessarily have to use that term quite yet). Making graphs is great practice in math! I rounded up some different “modes” of…

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Stoplight Beanbag Toss

This is a super-easy activity that teaches colors too! Here’s what you’ll need: 3 pieces of construction paper (red, yellow, and green), a piece of cardboard or posterboard, and bean bags (I didn’t have any, so I stole some beans…

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Pattern Train

We’re starting off on our first thematic unit–transportation! Patterning is a very concept for young children. It sets the groundwork for recognizing patterns in numbers in later years. It also helps children learn the skill of making predictions when we…

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Banana Airplane Snack

I’m all about using what I have on hand! We used the rice krispie treats and the Keebler cookies I got for 50 cents each at Walgreens a couple weeks ago to make this fun airplane. Here’s what you’ll need: …

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