Best Review - Top 10 Transportation Unit Studies With Creative, Hands-on Learning Activities

Children love playing with cars, trucks, buses and trains. They pretend to ride horses and camels. They put boats in the bathtub and sail to other lands using their amazing powers of imagination. You can capture this interest to teach any area of the curriculum with these top ten transportation unit studies. Hop aboard the train to learning...

Mapping the World

Learning map skills can be a fun way to learn about the world. There are many hands-on learning experiences that lead to true understanding of the world, it's countries, political divisions and the ways that countries are divided up into states and provinces.

As a teacher or homeschooling parent you will find many resources here for teaching map skills from blank maps and lists to papier mache and playdough. Roll up your sleeves and learn about the world.

Big Annie brings the Christmas Toys

Activities related to the story of Big Annie, a flatboat captain who, despite all odds, brings Christmas toys from New Orleans up the river to the children of Natchez.Learn about the cultures, historical times and wildlife along the Mississippi River. Come sing along - Heave Ho! Pull the boat Big Annie!

Let your mind float back down the river to time. Back to a time when Big Annie could be heard singing along the banks of the Mississippi River...

50 States and Capitals

If you were given a blank piece of paper and a pencil right now, could you name all 50 States? What about their capitals? Learning the 50 States and their capitals can be lots of fun.Games, puzzles and activities for leaning the 50 States and their capitals.

If you can think of another fun activity for learning the 50 states and their capitals that is not mentioned here, why not write your own lens and add it below. Together we can create a dynamic learning experience no matter what learning style fits best.

Put on your seatbelts and grab a map, it's time to learn the 50 states and their capitals...

Choo! Choo! A Train Unit Study

Have you ever stood near a railroad track and watched a train? Trains are fascinating. They seem to be going so slowly at first and then faster and faster as they get closer. No matter what age you are, everyone loves trains.

As your child chugs along the way to reading, trains, train books and other train related activities can help him or her acquire the skills needed to become avid readers and lifelong learners.

Camels: One Hump or Two?

There are two kinds of camels that live in two different kinds of deserts. The Bactrian Camels of Mongolia live in the cold, dry Gobi Desert. These are the camels with two humps. Dromedary Camels are the camels that live in the hot deserts of Arabia. Dromedary Camels have just one hump. Come learn with the Ships of the Desert...

On the Road to Reading Transportation Unit Study

Young children are always on the go so it only follows that some of their favorite toys are cars, boats, planes and trains. This transportation theme can wheel us along with games, math activities and science projects that keep your child busily learning no matter where you go. So climb aboard! We're on the Road to Reading...

Beep, Beep Goes the Bus

One of the most popular themes for preschoolers is transportation. Listen to the sound of a bus going beep, beep, beep. Hear the roar of the bus as it pulls up to the bus stop. Notice the hiss of the air coming from the brakes. With their bright colors and flashing lights, buses are fascinating for young children. This lens features dozens of activities for preschoolers. Climb aboard the bus to learning...

Building Bridges Unit Study

This lens is about bridges, bridge construction and transportation in the late 18th century in areas traveled by Garner Rix. It accompanies the Unit Study, Garner Rix and the Royalton Raid helping to round out the knowledge of Garner Rix's life and times.

Garner Rix and the Royalton Raid - 1780

Garner Rix traveled up the Connecticut River to build a log cabin on the banks of the White River where he helped build a log cabin. Soon afterwords he was captured and forced to walk and canoe to Montreal. A year later her walked home. He was only 12 years old at the time...

King Bidgood's in the Bathtub!

King Bidgood's in the Bathtub is a wonderful story by Audrey and Don Wood about a king who loves baths and playing in the bathtub. It is a great jumping off point for studying Medieval Times, Hygiene, or sorting and categorizing. In this lens we will explore displacement with Archimedes, learn a little sign language, and do a lot of water experiments. There are ideas for learning new vocabulary and songs to sing. So Rub a dub, dub, let's start learning what we'll take in the tub.

Your child will love learning while playing with his or her favorite toys. Drive on down the road to hands-on, fun learning...

If you like this top, share it with others.

Direct link to this top review:

HTML code to add to your site / blog:

BBCODE to add on a forum:

Finally, click here to send this top review by email.