Paint and Car Wash 
Fill pie pans with different colors of paint let the children drive matchbox cars through the paint
and onto paper When finished...they can wash their cars in the car wash!! Just use a tub of soapy water and toothbrushes.
Transportation Guess 
Display pictures of the following means of transportation: truck, bus, car, train, plane, ship, rocket.
Ask the following questions and let the children decide which vehicle answers the questions.1. Which one is used for going to the moon?
2. Which one travels on tracks?
3. Which one carries vegetables from farm to city?
4. Which one goes through the air?
5. Which one do we park in our garage?
6. Which one stops in many cities and carries many people?
7. Which one travels on the ocean?
Going On Vacation 
Bring a couple of little suitcases & a flight bag into the dress up corner
(the suitcases were actually cosmetic cases). Have things to pack in them -
clothes, socks, hair brush & combs, sunglasses with plastic lenses, toy camera
& stuffed toys.
The Wheels On The Bus 
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
(move hands in circular motion)
Round, and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All around the town.
(extend arms up and out)
The people on the bus go up and down.(stand up, sit down)
The horn on the bus goes 'beep,beep,beep'.(hand press horn)
The money on the bus goes 'clink,clink,clink'.(hand motion)
The driver on the bus says, 'Move on back.' (thumb back)
The baby on the bus goes, 'Wah wah wah' (rub eyes)
The windshield wipers go 'swish, swish, swish.'(hands move)
Down By the Station 
Down by the station (down by the station)
Early in the morning (early in the morning)
See the little pufferbellies (see the little pufferbellies)
All in a row (all in a row)
See the station master (see the station master)
Turn the little handle (turn the little handle)
Puff, puff, toot, toot (puff, puff, toot, toot)
Off we go! (off we go!)
Row, Row, Row Your Boat 
Row row row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is such a dream.
Drive, drive drive your car
gently down the street
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is such a treat.
Fly fly fly your plane
way up in the air.
Merrily, merrily merrily merrily
Life without a care.
Transportation Match 
Label three boxes with pictures of air, land, water. Provide selection of pictures of transportation vehicles.
Children must match to correct box.
Apple Sailboat Snack 
Have the children make apple sailboats from an apple slice, a triangular piece of cheese, & a toothpick.
Trains 
Make marshmallow trains. Use pretzel sticks to hook the "cars" together & use peanut butter to glue cheerios on as wheels & other features. Or instead of marshmellos for the body of the car you may use graham crackers.
Be Back Soon 
Be Back Soon 
Be Back Soon 

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