Transportation Week Four

Mondays Schedule

Book - Planes

Movement - Flying Planes
We colored on both sides of a piece of paper and then folded them into planes.  They flew their planes around.  We would see who went the farthest, which did tricks, which flew the highest, etc... They loved it.  It is so silly how simple an activity can be and they have so much fun with it.  It was a ton of fun to play with them.

Art/Craft - Airplane and Clouds
I cut out an airplane prior.  They glued the plane onto blue paper.  Then they could glue on "clouds" cotton balls.  Turned out cute and they enjoyed it.

Numbers - Cake Walk
I printed pictures of planes on paper and a number (1-10).  Then placed them in a circle on the floor.  They walked/danced around the circle while the music played and then stopped on a plane when the music stopped.  They had to name the number they stopped on.  This game is always a hit with them.

Games - Fly, Don't Fly
I would name an object and they had to decide if that object flew or not.  If it flew they would get up and fly around the room.  If it didn't they sat down.  They really really loved playing this.

Wednesdays Schedule

Book - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Movement - Boat Ride
Kathryn got out her wagon and decorated it to make it look like a boat.  At the beginning of preschool she handed out a map of places they had to stop on their boat ride (the stops were the activities they were going to do that day.  The school boat would stop for music time, book, art, snack, game, etc...  The kids would pretend there were waterfalls, animals in the water, and rapids.  The kids absolutely loved this and really got into character.

Alphabet - Car Garage
Kathryn would make an alphabet sound.  They had to name the sound and then find the car parked on the ground that had the letter that matched the sound.  Then pick it up with grabbers and put it in the "garage".

Art/Craft - Train
They painted ceramic train piggy banks.

Game - Car Wash and Duck Duck Goose
Car wash - each kid got a car to wash.  They colored the water/vinegar blue and each of them soaked their car in it.  Then they sprinkled soap (baking soda) on their car and watched the explosion.  Then they cleaned the bubbles off using water and a syringe.  It took them a while to work the syringe but once they figured it out they loved using it. 

They also played Duck, Duck, Goose. A favorite with our kiddos:)