Transportation
Resource Unit
By: Amanda Conklin
and Kelli Collins
ED 417
Resource Unit
Who: 2nd-3rd grade
 What: Transportation
 When: October 29th- November 9th
 Where: Fairborn Primary
 How Long: 10 days
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Summary of Transportation
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Transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place
to another.
Transportation can take place via air, road, rail, water, and cable
routes.
People can use cars, boats, trucks, trains, and planes to travel.
Transportation over land: foot, animals, wagon, train, automobile,
buses, and trucks.
Transportation across water: canoe, raft, row boat, steam boat,
ferry, and motor boat.
Transportation through the air: hot-air balloon, glider, airplane, and
jet.
Transportation is essential in today’s society. People are better
connected as transportation technology improves.
Concepts
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Transportation: is the movement of people and goods from one
place to another
Airplane: a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust
exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by
propellers, jet propulsion
Truck: any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and
materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also
often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit
Car: an automobile
Train: a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock
Bicycle: a vehicle with two wheels in tandem, usually propelled by
pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having
handlebars for steering and a saddle like seat
Vocabulary
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Land: cars, trucks, and motorcycles are modes of transportation that use
land for travel.
Water: A body of water such as a sea, lake, river, or stream. Boats can
travel on water.
Air: airplanes, jets, and hot air balloons are modes of transportation that
use air for means of travel.
Rail: trains and subways use rails as a means of travel.
Timeline: a linear representation of important events in the order in which
they occurred.
Vehicle: any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried
or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport.
Museum: a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or
other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
Compare: to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to
note similarities and differences.
Contrast: to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences.
Objectives:
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Students will be able to identify different types of transportation
vehicles.
Students will be able to work cooperatively in groups.
Students will be able to identify which transportation vehicle can
travel on land, water, in the air and other places.
Students will be able to share the progression of transportation.
Students will be able to use a time line to identify important items
about transportation vehicles.
Students will be able to explain what a transportation vehicle is used
for.
Students will be able to compare and contrast transportation
vehicles.
Students will be able to group transportation vehicles based on
certain criteria identified by the students.
Introduction to Transportation Unit
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Day One: Students will be divided up into
groups of four or five. The teacher will
instruct students to list as many different
transportation vehicles within a three to
five minute time span. Each group will
have an opportunity to share their list.
The teacher will write their ideas as a
whole class list that will be used later in
the unit.
Transportation Unit Activities
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Day Two: Teacher will hang up the transportation list
that the whole class generated on the first day. The
class will discuss what each item has in common. This
will help students reason and justify why each listed item
is considered to a part of transportation. These ideas
will be written in web form and displayed in the room for
later use.
Day Three: Teacher will split flip chart paper into for
different sections. The sections will be labeled as follow:
land, water, air, and other. Students will individual charts
to fill out that looks the same as the flip chart paper.
Each student will fill out the sections. Students can use
the class generated lists to help them organize their
information.
Transportation Unit Activities Cont.
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Day Four: Students will read Time for Kids Readers:
Transportation Yesterday and Today. The students will
discuss the book in reading groups. Each reading group
will generate ideas about the progression of
transportation. The reading groups ideas will be written
on flip chart paper that they will present to the whole
class the following day.
Day Five: Reading groups will present their ideas about
the progression of transportation. A whole class list of
ideas will be recorded on flip chart paper. These ideas
will be used in future activity.
Transportation Unit Activities Cont.
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Day 6: Students will use whole class list on the
progression of transportation to create a time
lime. The timeline will be created by teacher.
The timeline will highlight significant time
periods and important transportation vehicles
previously discussed during transportation unit.
Students will have to cut out pictures of
transportation vehicles and glue them above the
proper dates/ in order. Students will also cut out
labels for each transportation vehicle and glue
the labels above the appropriate transportation
vehicle.
Transportation Unit Activities Cont.
Day Seven: Students will make a transportation
book. Students will cut pictures of
transportation vehicles out of magazines and
glue them on paper. Students will then write
about a couple of sentences explaining what the
vehicle is and what it is used for.
 Day Eight: Students will make transportation
alphabet pages that will be bound together to
make on class book. Each student will draw
their letter and transportation picture related to
their letter.
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Transportation Unit Activities Cont.
Day Nine: Students will play transportation
Bingo. The caller will say a statement or ask a
question about a form of transportation. The
students will then need to figure out what form
of transportation the caller is talking about to
mark the correct picture on their Bingo cards.
 Day Ten: In groups students will compare and
contrast two transportation vehicles. Each
group will be given different vehicles. The
groups will share their results with the class.
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Culmination to Transportation Unit
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Day Eleven: The class will make a transportation
museum in their classroom. Students will bring in
different toy trains, cars, etc. into the classroom for
display. If they do not have any of these toys they will
bring in a drawling of one for the museum. Students will
then decide how to display these toys and drawings in
the classroom for their museum. The teacher will be
able to assess the students knowledge about
transportation with how the students display their
museum items. Students can then explain why they
group the items that way in their museum.
Teacher References
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Railroad Maps. Website. http://memory.loc.gov/cgibin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@filreq(@field(STATE+ohio)+@field(COLL
ID+rrmap)) Accessed 10-31-07. This is a resource for teachers.
Teachers can use this website to print off railroad maps. This
website gives the reader a variety of webs from different time
periods.
America On The Move. Website.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/learning/. Accessed 10-3107. America on the Move tells how transportation changed America.
A classroom activity guide looks at foods and families on the move
(1880s), workers and products (1920s), early highways (1930-40s),
suburban communities (1950-60s), and movement of the world's
people and products (1970-2000). A collection of 1,000 artifacts and
photos can be searched by region, time period, or type of
transportation (air, road, water) or vehicle.
Teacher References Cont.
Traveling the National Road. Website.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/fone/classroom/nrintro.htm. Accessed 10-3107. Traveling the National Road tells the story of the first road built with
federal funds. Construction of the 632-mile road from Cumberland,
Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, began in 1811. The aim was to improve
trade between the east and the emerging western frontier and to avoid
losing western trade to England in Canada or Spain in the Louisiana
Territory. The website tells how the road was built, how people traveled on
it, accommodations they found along the way, and more.
 Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program.
Website. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/6-8home.htm. Accessed 1031-07. Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program
invites students of all ages to examine various modes of transportation,
explore careers in transportation, and learn about famous people that have
affected the transportation field, including the Wright Brothers, Henry Ford,
and Robert Fulton.
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Teacher References Cont.
The Giant Leap: A Chronology of Ohio Aerospace
Events and Personalities - 1815-1969. Paperback
book. Tom Crouch. A chronology of the part
Ohio and Ohioans have played in the field of
flight.
 Ohio On The Move: Transportation in the
Buckeye State. Paperback book. H. Roger Grant.
River and lake transport, canals, stream
railroads, electric interurban, and mass transit
are extensively explored in the Ohio context in
this inaugural volume of Ohio University Press's
Ohio Bicentennial Series.
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Student References
Flight (Discoveries Series). Hardcover book. Donald Lopez. Barnes and
Noble Books, 2003. “Flight is a dynamic reference book for children.
Detailed, atmospheric illustrations, revealing photographs and lively
descriptions engage and encourage readers to discover for themselves a
part of the world's exciting story. Every page is designed to capture the
imagination and stimulate curiosity. A dramatic four-page foldout scene and
vivid drawings take young readers into the heart of the topic.”
 I Wonder Why Planes Have Wings and Other Questions about
Transportation. Paperback book. Christopher Maynard. Houghton Mifflin
Company, 2003. This is a reference book that students can use to answer
common questions they might have about transportation. No mode of
transportation via air, water or land is overlooked, and reader s may well
learn some surprising facts about everyday vehicles they thought they knew
everything about. Each double-page spread features two or three questions
about related concepts, along with detailed, lively answers. The answers in
the text are expanded by the addition of full-color illustrations, funny
cartoons and fascinating facts, which are sprinkled around the page. This
affordable paperback is a perfect introduction to the topic, as well as a
wonderful choice for home, classroom, or library shelves.
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Student References Cont.
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Trucks. Board Book. Harriet Castor. EDC Publishing,
1993. This books comes for a book series called Big
Machines Board Books. Trucks is all about trucks and
what makes a truck a truck.
Cars (Eye Witness Series). Hardcover Book. Richard
Sutton and Elizabeth Baquedano. DK Publishing Inc,
2005. Cars have come a long way in the century or so
since they were invented. This superb collection of
specially commissioned photographs shows how cars
have changed and developed, from the dangers of the
early pioneering models to the complicated speedsters of
today.
Student References Cont.
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C Is for Construction: Big Trucks and Diggers from a to Z. Catepillar.
Chronicle Books LLC, 2003. Exciting photographs are paired with
cool facts and simple explanations in this earthmoving ABC. Kids
love trucks and diggers and this alphabet book has all their
favorites, from the speedy skid steer loader to the giant 797 offhighway truck (one of the biggest trucks in the world!). Seeing real
Cat machines at work, digging, hauling, dumping, and lifting, puts
young readers right there on the construction site in the middle of
the action
Train. John Coiley and Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff. DK
Publishing, Inc, 2000. Here is a spectacular and informative new
look at the fascinating world of trains. Real-life photographs of
steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, freight and passenger cars,
engines, and signals offer an view of the history and development of
railroads.
Student References Cont.
DK Big Book of Trains. Christine Heap, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff.
DK Publishing, Inc, 1998. All aboard! The Big Book of Trains is setting off on
a journey to explore the fastest, heaviest, longest, and most fantastic trains
in the world - Features more than 50 of the world's most amazing trains,
from the Bullet train-the fastest-and the Rocket-the oldest-to the TransSiberian Express, the longest scheduled train -Explained in simple language
and packed with enough fascinating facts to satisfy every avid young
enthusiast -Stunning, specially commissioned photos are reproduced in
large format. Detailed annotation highlights the unique features of each
example from this incredible international collection.
 Airplane (Machines at Work Series). DK Publishing, Dorling Kindersley
Publishing. DK Publishing, Inc, 2003. Watch a plane from take off to landing
in Machines at Work: Airplane. A variety of aircraft, from jumbo jets to
ultra-lights, as well as army and passenger helicopters, biplanes, and
seaplanes, are displayed and dissected in the detail DK is known for and
young readers love. Learn how many people can travel in the largest
airplane, what the control tower is used for, and much, much more.
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Student References Cont.
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Airplanes. Hardcover book. Lola M M. Schaefer,
Bridgestone Books. Coughlan Publishing, 1999. This
books gives the reader information about airplanes.
Children will be engaged in this book.
Boats. Paperback book. Paul Stickland. School Specialty
Publishing, 2004. Children who are interested in all kinds
of vehicles will enjoy the Transport series. With a focus
on passenger vehicles, the titles in the Transport series
feature information about different types of cars, boats,
planes, and trains. A simple definition and colorful
illustration introduce each vehicle, followed by
explanations of unique features and uses.
Media References
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VHS:
In Focus Trains. VHS. By Penton Overseas. Bring the real world In
Focus for kids! A perfect learning tool for any child! This awardwinning, live action video series takes children on virtual field trips
filled with intimate close-ups, natural sounds effects and
entertaining imagery depicting many of life's simple, yet hidden
treasures.
Webpage:
Transportation Clipart and Images. Website. Classroom Clipart.
http://classroomclipart.com/cgibin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Transportation A variety of
transportation related clipart and pictures, aircraft, automobiles,
blimps, ships, trucks and more.
Barney’s Transportation Matching Game. Website. PBS Kids.
http://pbskids.org/barney/children/games/transportation_game.html
Match the correct transportation with each picture.
Media References Cont.
Bulletin Boards:
 Transportation Bulletin Board Set. Bulletin board.
http://bksschoolhouse.com/shop.php?pid=15058 The Transportation
Bulletin Board Set includes 22 modes of transportation (the largest
measures approximately 16-inches by 7-inches), 22 transportation labels, a
blank airline header piece and a teacher resource guide. Available while
supplies last.
 Transportation. Bulletin board boarder. Trend Enterprises, Inc. Bolder
Borders? are fun, easy-to-use borders for your classroom decor. These
straight-edged Bolder Borders? fit in any space and coordinate with Trend
bulletin board sets.
• 35? feet per pack
• 11 panels, each 2" x 39"
• Precut, durable, and reusable.
 Transportation Minibulletin Boards. Bulletin boards. Creative Teaching
Press. This set includes 2 title signs in English and Spanish, 10 picture
cards with Spanish translation cards, and a poem. Great for early childhood
theme-based learning. - 10 1/2" x 6"
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Media References Cont.
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DVD:
The Safety Squadron Rides the School Bus. DVD. Transportation Department. The
Safety squadron is an upbeat animated video designed to help young students
understand school bus safety rules. The video features Zipp the dragonfly who
teaches about bus stop safety, Busby the school bus who explains the danger zone,
and Pat the bus driver who speaks about safety inside the bus. The Transportation
Department has obtained modification and reproduction rights to this nationally
acclaimed school bus safety video. In addition to the original English version, the
video has been converted into the predominant languages spoken by District
students. School staff may order combined English, Hmong, Spanish and Somali
versions on a single DVD, or language specific VHS tapes, for classroom use or
distribution to parents of Kindergarten through 3rd grade students who ride the
school bus.
I Love Toy Trains: I Love Toy Trains 1-3. DVD.
http://www.kiddomusic.com/TransportationTrainVideosforKids.html PART ONE
features Lionel and American Flyer toy trains and accessories, a carnival, rocket's
blasting-off to the moon, 4th of July parade and real steam trains from the Hesston
Steam Museum.
PART TWO continues Part One's style with trains, trains and more trains. Plus lumber
and coal loaders, the milk car and real steam engines from the '40s.
PART THREE includes still more toy trains, plus the famous Blue Angels jet acrobatic
team, a circus parade and heavy machinery at work on the railroad. Also features
Utah Phillips singing Daddy, What's a Train?
Media References Cont.
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Photos:
COMSTOCK PREMIUM RF IMAGE # PR76297. Picture. Jupiter Images.
Children getting on school bus in Autumn.
Cruise Ship. Photo. Tim Pannell/Corbis. Picture of a cruise ship.
Posters:
Chart Transportation. Poster. Trend Enterprises, Inc. Every classroom
needs affordable, reusable learning tools for teaching and reference, to help
organize classrooms, and to jazz up the environment with great color and
design. Trend’s vibrant Learning Charts have it all! -Teacher requested titles.
Extra value on back: reproducible, tips, and information - 17" x 22"
classroom size -Sturdy and durable
Communities Learning Chart. Poster.
http://www.teacherstorehouse.com/product2.asp?product_key=90236&ord
er_key=&goto=product%5Fsearch%2Easp%3Fterm%3Dtransportation
Learn about the types of buildings and modes of transportation used in
urban, suburban, and rural areas. Back of chart features reproducible
sheets, activities, and helpful teaching tips. 17" x 22" classroom size.
Media References Cont.
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CD-ROM:
Terrific Learning Themes Clip Art | Clip Art Books. CDROM.
http://www.teacherstorehouse.com/product2.asp?produc
t_key=100256&order_key=&goto=product%5Fsearch%
2Easp%3Fterm%3Dtransportation Creative Clip Art for
Popular Classroom Themes - Find clip art for reams of
popular early learning themes! Images for decorative
and curricular themes include: farm animals, community
helpers, transportation, weather, and the ocean. These
images are perfect for bulletin board accents, sorting
and graphing, math manipulatives, and puppets.
Included is a Mac- and PC-compatible CD with color and
black-and-white versions of all images. 128 pages
Media References Cont.
Activity Book:
 Action Wheeler Project Ideas. Lego Dacta, Inc. A new activity pack
provides the teacher with an opportunity to make exciting Lego Action
Wheeler activities related to the topic of Transportation. The LEGO activity
pack contains four double-sided cards, an extensive teacher's guide, and
two large Lego activity posters.
 Literature Critical Thinking Flip Center, Transportation. Learning Center.
http://www.teacherstorehouse.com/product2.asp?product_key=103418&or
der_key=&goto=product%5Fsearch%2Easp%3Fterm%3Dtransportation
Critical Thinking Flip Centers strengthen critical thinking skills by creating
opportunities for students to think about everyday objects in new ways! As
they answer questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, students progress
though the levels of knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis,
synthesis and evaluation. Centers can be used individually or in small
groups and include removable answer keys. Each center features and easelbacked stand that allows it to remain upright while students flip pages to
work from front to back. Questions can be completed using basic classroom
supplies. 32 pp, two sided. Measure 5½ x 6".
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Media References Cont.
Games:
 Transportation BINGO. Game. Stages Learning Materials. A fun twist on
traditional Bingo! Transportation Picture Bingo combines the tried and true
fun of bingo with beautiful real photos of 50 common modes of
transportation. Kids won’t even know they’re learning while they search
their players’ cards to match the beautiful photographs with the
transportation names called by their instructor. Just a few of the featured
transportation items include: airplane, motorcycle, mail truck, police car,
bicycle, escalator, tow truck, fire truck, car, golf cart, tractor, ambulance,
horse, tricycle and more! This wide variety of transportation pictures will
provide a great stimulus for discussions about the way people get where
they go! Game contents include 36 durable players cards, caller’s mat, 50
calling cards, bingo chips, an instruction sheet, and a durable box for years
of fun. Ages 3 and up. ant digraphs, and r-controlled vowels. 88 two-sided
letter tiles are divided into 6 color-coded categories Activity book.
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Media References Cont.
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Music CD:
Honk, Honk, Rattle, Rattle. Music CD.
http://www.teacherstorehouse.com/product2.asp?product_key=101475&order_key=&goto=prod
uct%5Fsearch%2Easp%3Fterm%3Dtransportation From “The Wheels on the Bus” to “A Bicycle
Built for Two,” children will sing and learn about different types of transportation. The enclosed
CD features 25 songs—old favorites and originals—and the book offers more than 300 activities
that creatively expand on the transportation theme. - Every song has: - Literacy Links to teach
comprehension skills, letter knowledge, and phonemic awareness - Curriculum Connections to
integrate the content of the song with curriculum areas such as math, art, sand and water play,
science, outdoor play, field trips, and discovery - a “Did You Know?” section with fun and
interesting facts related to the song - a vocabulary list to enhance children’s language skills theme connections - home activities to extend the learning - related children’s books - All children
love to sing and learn, so the book includes both English language learner strategies and special
needs adaptations. - Songs include: - 1. Honk, Honk, Rattle, Rattle - 2. If I Had Wings - 3.
Bumping Up and Down - 4. Down by the Station - 5. Buckle Up - 6. Clickety Clack - 7. Crocodile
Song - 8. Jingle Bells - 9. Walk, Walk, Walk Your Feet - 10. Little Canoe - 11. Barges - 12. White
Wings - 13. A Sailor Went to Sea - 14. Alice the Camel - 15. This Little Train - 16. A Bicycle Built
for Two - 17. Airplane Flyers - 18. Little Red Caboose - 19. Windshield Wiper - 20. My Bonnie Lies
Over the Ocean - 21. The Wheels on the Bus - 22. The Train - 23. Dip, Dip, and Swing - 24. City
Travel - 25. Put Your Little Foot
Media References Cont.
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Music CD cont.:
Roth; Kevin: Train Songs & Other Tracks CD $14.98 JAK
12CD. Kevin Roth, dulcimer, pianos, vocals ; with
various performers. Recorded at Marlboro Records and
Target Studios. Tracks Include: 1. Train Going Home 2.
I've Been Working On A Railroad/ She'll Be Coming
Round The Mountain 3. The Circus Train 4. City Of New
Orleans 5. Slow Down 6. Take A Little Time To Smile 7.
The Little Toy Train 8. Shining Time Station 9. The Train
Of Beauty 10. Kevin's Place 11. Flowers In The Snow 12.
New River Train 13. If I Had A Hammer 14. Five Hundred
Miles 15. "Out Take“
Media References Cont.
Flash Cards:
 Transportation Flash Cards. Flash cards. Trend Enterprises, Inc. Pop ''em
in pockets and backpacks for skill-building on the go. Kids love these
colorful cards for learning new facts and practicing new skills.
• Durable cards; no see-through
• Quick-sorting, rounded corners
• 56 two-sided cards
• 3.125" x 5.25”
 Transportation. Flash Cards. Carson Dellosa. "Whether by train, plane, or
automobile, your students will enjoy this journey into learning! These (45)
4.25 x 5.5 inch cards feature various transportation vehicles including
special-interest items such as a skateboard and electric wheelchair. Perfect
for sorting and classifying, guessing games, memory matching, and related
activities that develop expressive and receptive language skills, these cards
are also a great resource for English Language Learners. A resource guide
and vocabulary lists in English, Spanish, and French are included." books
align with NCTM standards. 96 pages. "e trademark and copyright
holders.)"
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