Lesson Guide

Lesson Theme: Transportation

Target Audience: Elementary (1st-3rd grades) self-contained or inclusive setting

Objectives:
TSWBAT define transportation
TSWBAT name 2 catagories of transportation-land & water
TSWBAT name 2 modes for each catatory
TSWBAT name 1 similarity and 1 difference for 2 modes

Instructional Materials:
-Web Site:
Minnesota Transportation Museum Main Menu
-Laser Disc: The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury: Journey to Cedar Creek by Learning Technology Center

Type of Classroom Activity:
Group setting for whole group instruction
Small group setting for creating story

Pre-requisite skills:
Students will be able to work in small groups
Teacher will have printed pictures of streetcars, scenic railroads, and steamboats

Instructional Events:
-Presenting important content: Whole class will view examples of modes of transportation
-Eliciting performance & practice: Students will work in small groups to write and illustrate a story involving at least 3 modes of transportation
-Enhancing transfer: Students will discuss, list, and illustrate modes of transportation used to get to school

Time considerations and tips for classroom management:
The transportation theme will be carried through all areas of the curriculum for one week. The first day will begin with the whole class being introduced to the concept of transportation through the use of the video disk examples and those printed from the Internet. On the second day, the students will review the concept and discuss personal experiences. Students will be placed in small groups to begin work on a story involving 3 modes of transportation. The teacher will provide students with a variety of pictures for brainstorming. These pictures will come from the internet and various other sources. The stories will be written using Kid Works. The third day will involve a review of the concept with the students discussing, listing, and illustrating modes of transportation used to get to school. The students will also continue working on the story. On the fourth day, the students will discuss similarities and differences in modes of transportation within each category (ie. bikes vs trucks). After completing the stories, the children will illustrate them using Kid Works. The fifth day the students will share their stories with the entire class.

Bar code references:
Videodisc: Journey to Cedar Creek
-trucks 1099 and 1141
-bike 2205 to 2249 and 2287 to 2361
-small boat 3118 to 3964 and 6690 to 6889
-barge 6902 to 7791
-tow boat 8030
-row boat 9176 to 9692
-paddle wheel ferry boat 11815
-walking 13315 to 16425
-cabin cruiser 16872 to 17150