Smash! Crash!, by Jon Scieska
Where's My Truck, by Karen Beaumont
Songs/Fingerplays:
An oldie, but goodie -- this version that I am pasting here is a little different than what I've usually done with kids, and that local kids KNOW, but I think it's a cute variation ...
The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town.
(Roll hands over each other)
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish"
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish"
All through the town.
(Put arms together in front of you and'swish' like windshield wipers)
The door on the bus goes open and shut
Open and shut, open and shut
The door on the bus goes open and shut
All through the town.
(Cover eyes with hands on 'shut' anduncover them on 'open')
The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep"
The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep"
All through the town.
(Pretend to honk horn)
The gas on the bus goes "Glug, glug, glug
Glug, glug, glug, glug, glug, glug"
The gas on the bus goes "Glug, glug, glug"
All through the town.
(Pretend to fill tank using pointer finger as gas nozzle)
The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink,
Clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink"
The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink"
All through the town.
(Pretend to put money in cash box on bus)
The baby on the bus says, "Wah, wah, wah!
Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!"
The baby on the bus says, "Wah, wah, wah!"
All through the town.
(Fisted hands in front of eyesand rub them like baby crying)
The people on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh,
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh"
The people on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh"
All through the town.
(Put pointer finger to mouth to 'shhh')
The mommy on the bus says, "I love you,
I love you, I love you"
The daddy on the bus says, "I love you, too"
All through the town.
(Point to self on 'I',right hand over heart on 'love', andpoint to other on 'you')
Craft/Activity:
This thumbnail is pretty small, but these are little plastic racecars with different patterns on the wheels. This was more of just a fun activity as opposed to an art or craft project. The kids just drove their cars around on the different colored ink pads and drove them on large pieces of white cardstock.
When we use them again, Note to self:** Make sure that the inkpads are "juicy". We have some large washable different colored inkpads, but unfortunately I am not sure how old they are and they were not very good. They were "okay" but I think it would have been much more fun if they would have made more pigment color on the paper for the kids.
Other Books:
Mitchell's License, by Durand
The Wheels on the Bus, by Cabrera
Get to Work Trucks!, by Carr
Big Truck & Little Truck, by Carr
Go Do Go, by Eastman
Trucks Roll!, by Lyon
Five Trucks!, by Carter
Dumpy to the Rescue, by Edwards (Easy Reader)
Farmer Dale's Red Pickup, by Wheeler
I'm a Truck Driver, by London
A Truck Goes...., by London
The Trucker, by Samuels
Little Blue Truck, by Schertle
My Big Rescue Book, by Priddy (Board Book)
