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**__Standards__**: //Social Studies-//State Goal 17- Learning Standard A: Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth. Leaning Standard C: Understand relationships between geographic factors and society. **__Theme__**: Transportation **__Lesson Topics__**: How We Travel! **__English Proficiency Level__**: Beginning **__Grade__**: Kindergarten **__Objectives__**: //Language//: Students will listen, discuss, and identify the three modes of transportation and various types of transportation that will fit into each category. //Content//: Students will explore the different modes and types of transportation that can be used to transport people and things from place to place. **__Learning Strategies__**: Active Learning, discussion, cooperative learning, and critical thinking. **__Key Vocabulary:__** Transportation, Airplane, Car, Boat, Trucks, Motorcycle, Subway, Streetcar, Ship, **__Materials:__** Construction paper, Transportation book, crayons, glue, string, old magazines or pictures -Teacher will begin by reading a transportation book to the class. -The teacher will then ask the students what they believe the three modes of transportation are. -The teacher will then discuss with the students the three modes of transportation and the types of transportation that will fit into each of the modes. -The teacher will then take the students exploring. The class will go on a walk to observe and discuss the different types of transportation that everyone sees. -After the walk the students will go back to the classroom and review the three modes of transportation that the students observed and determine where they would fit ***When students are working independently on their mobile, ESL students will be pulled into a small group to discuss and write down their new words and draw a picture in their word journals. In the small group, the teacher and students will discuss the word, their meaning, and a picture what will help them achieve the definition of the word. Also TPR (Total Physical Respond) will be included such as motions and demonstrations when it could be applicable to the word. -After the discussion, each student will create their own mobile having each mode of transportation represented. The students will use old pictures or pictures from a magazine to make their mobiles. -After the mobiles are finished, some students will get the opportunity to show and explain their mobile. -After students are done with their mobile they will sing the song “This is the Way we Row a Boat” (tune “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush) // This is the way we row a boat, // // Row a boat, Row a boat. // // This is the way we row a boat, // // Early in the Morning. // // This is the way we …… // // Next verses: // // Fly a plane… // // Drive a car…. // Teacher will ask the students: -What types of transportation fit into the three modes. -What the three modes of transportation are. -Which mode of transportation they think is the fastest. - The teacher will also look over the mobiles to see if students were able to place the pictures in the proper category. **__ Extensions: __** Students will study animals and at the end of the animal unit, students will compare how fast animals are to different transportation units.
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