We have a new theme and unit to explore – How We Organise Ourselves: Transportation. Our central idea revolves around how the different transport modes connect us in the community.

How did you get to school this morning? Did you walk to school? Why can’t you walk to school? Can you take a plane to school? Canyon had really interesting replies. Canyon: ISN too far. I will be tired. No, we cannot walk. I need to take the school bus. No, you cannot take a plane to school! You take a plane to go to another country! Good thinking, Canyon.

These questions help trigger their prior knowledge about transportation. Other provocations include our gallery walk of books and toys. We create the buzz and excitement to get the students talking about the different vehicles we see on the roads, the sea and in the air. Canyon even pretended to be the different kinds of vehicles – police car, fire truck, trains and more!

For our upcoming fieldtrip, Canyon was asked, “We want to go the a new park, but we cannot take a bus and it is too far to walk. How can we get there?” Someone said in “a car”, another said “too small”. We can take a train! We practised holding onto our tickets and talked about the safety rules while taking a train ride. We have to stand behind the yellow line while we wait for the train to arrive. We have to be seated when we are riding on the train.

Songs and video stories help students tune into the various concepts about transportation. We sang a fun transportation song… “I ride a bike, but I want to go faster!” When we got to the end of the song, guess what kind of transport is the fastest of them all? Please see the youtube link below to find out! At the park, we saw many vehicles, including trains and an airplane that flew by. Till next week, have a lovely weekend!