Week 30 - Transportation - Sugarplum Nannies

This week we will learn all about Transportation!

STANDARD SUPPLIES*

SCISSORS
GLUE
PAPER PLATES
CONSTRUCTION PAPER
GOOGLY EYES
CRAYONS
WASHABLE MARKERS
WASHABLE PAINT
BLACK PERMANENT MARKER
TAPE
PAINT BRUSHES
FOOD COLORING
STICKERS
TOILET PAPER ROLLS (EMPTY)
POPSICLE STICKS
PLAYDOUGH (FLOUR, WATER, OIL, CREAM OF TARTER, SALT)
BIG, EMPTY BIN

*(most used – recommended to have on hand)

EXTRA SUPPLIES*

BALLOON
STYROFOAM CUP
TOY CARS
DISH SOAP
VARIOUS FRUITS
TOOTHPICKS
PAINTERS TAPE

*(special supplies for this week)

CRAFTS

HOT AIR BALLOON

SUPPLIES

BALLOON
POPSICLE STICKS
TAPE
STYROFOAM CUP
DECORATING SUPPLIES (STICKERS, MARKERS, PAINT, ETC.)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In the photo below, a mini planting pot was used for the basket
of the hot air balloon, but we suggest using a Styrofoam cup.
2. Let the children decorate the cup as they want with all the
supplies you have on hand.
3. Blow up balloon to a medium size.
4. Tape one end of the popsicle sticks to the Styrofoam cup and
the other end to balloon as shown in picture.
5. Get the children to use their hot air balloons as a form of
transportation for their toys!

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
IMAGINATION

RAFT

SUPPLIES

POPSICLE STICKS
MARKERS
CONSTRUCTION PAPER
HOT GLUE GUN
STRAW

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Get the children to color/decorate 6 popsicle sticks.
2. Glue those 6 popsicle sticks together by hot gluing 3 horizontally
at the back as shown.
3. Cut a triangle out of construction paper for the sail of the raft
and puncture a hole on the 2 corners of short end.
4. Feed straw through holes as shown and hot glue the end onto
the raft to complete.
5. Bring the raft to the sink and see if it floats!

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
SCIENCE | FINE MOTOR

ACTIVITIES

CAR WASH

SUPPLIES

WATER
LARGE BIN
SOAP
TOY CARS
WASH CLOTH

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Fill up the bin with water & soap (make sure to have extr
towels around)
2. Drop a few cars into the bin of water and start a CAR WASH!
3. You can have some scrubbers, cloths or anything else you can
think of to help the children clean their toy cars!

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
SENSORY

TRAFFIC LIGHT GAME

SUPPLIES

CONSTRUCTION PAPER (RED, YELLOW, GREEN)
BLACK MARKER
SCISSORS
GLUE
POPSICLE STICKS

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut out 3 large circles from the red, yellow, and green
construction paper.
2. On red, write STOP. On yellow, write SLOW, & on green,
write GO.
3. Glue a popsicle stick to each circle as a handle.
Play the traffic light game!
Game: teach the children what each sign means and when
you hold that sign up, that’s what they have to do!

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
SHAPES | COLOURS | BALANCE