Planes, trains, bikes, buses, and boats! Whether they have wheels that roll, or they fly or float, this month is all about Things That Go!
READ: Tow Truck Joe by June Sobel
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One for all! All for one! We can fix it! Let's have fun! Welcome to Drivedale, a busy little town full of cars and trucks to meet! Joe the Tow and Patch the Pup are there twenty-four hours a day to help friends in need and keep everyone rolling along smoothly. When a cookie-crumbling fender-bender brings traffic to a halt, Joe knows just how to turn the sticky situation into a delicious solution: by working together!
Increase pre-literacy skills as you read together:
- Encourage your little one to help you read the signs found throughout Drivedale.
- Invite your little learner to make predictions about the story as you read. Will Joe will be able to help? What will they do to clean up this big mess?
- Ask your child to identify the different vehicles on pages. Can they find the mail truck? What about the cement mixer? Can they name any other vehicles they see?
SING: She'll Be Drivin' a Bulldozer
(Tune: She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain)
EXPLORE: Ramps and Cars
Materials:
- Cardboard or similar material, cut into long strips
- Toy cars
- Small balls such as ping-pong balls, pom-poms, or tennis balls
Instructions:
- Invite your little one to use the cardboard to build ramps off of coffee tables, shelves, chairs, or other objects, and drive small toy vehicles down them
- After building the ramps, encourage your little one to experiment by asking questions while they play such as:
- What else could we use to make ramps?
- Which car do you think will be the fastest?
- Do you think the car will be faster, or a ball?
To find more activities like this one, check out Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide for Little Inventors by Rachelle Doorley
JOIN: Attend a program virtually or in person!
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