Effective Preschool Theme Activities
Transportation Activities

The preschool transportation activities will provide the children with stimulating activities, where they will develop their perceptual skills!

Creating your own Airplane!

This airplane activity will present ample opportunity for the children to stimulate their fine motor, and their eye-hand-co-ordination skills, as well as exploring their creativity!

Materials needed for the Activity:

1. toy-trains-and-american-dreams
2. Cardboard Colored or White.
3. Triangular Shaped Profile Pencils. (Ideal for improving the preschooler's grip.)
4. Stapler or Glue.
5. Scissors.
6. String or Chunky Wool.
7. Paint and Paintbrushes.(optional)
8. Black Marker Pen.
9. Templates.

• Firstly, the preschool children will use the templates to trace the airplane onto the colored or white cardboard, using their triangular shaped pencils.
• Next, the children can paint the airplane pieces, and set them aside to dry.



• The children will then cut out the airplane pieces.
• They could use a black marker pen to draw extra detail in their plane, for example, a number or name.
• The children can then attach the pieces of string or wool to the airplane in order to swing and pull it around.

The engine roars,

The propeller spins,

"Close the doors!"

Our flight begins.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

The plane rises;

It skims the trees.

Over the houses

We fly at our ease.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

ZOOM goes the plane,

The engine hums.

Then home again,

And down it comes.......

Clive Samsom.

Activity 2: Creating a Rocket! The preschool transportation day activities will give the children an opportunity to explore their creativity and have fun developing their fine motor muscles, and their eye-hand-co-ordination at the same time!

During a simple activity like the rocket creation out of a toilet roll the preschool children experience success, andthis will help built their confidence.

Materials needed for the Activity:

2. Empty Toilet roll.
3. A4 Paper.
4. Paint and Paintbrushes.
5. Scissors and Glue.
6. String.
7. safe-at-play-outdoor-safety

Procedure:

• The children will start by painting their toilet rolls, then set the aside to dry.
• They will then cut the A4 paper in half and paint it a fiery red, orange, and yellow strips.



• The children should then cut the paper, when the paint is dry, in strips of about 12 cm long and 1 cm wide.
• The children should roll the paper up and glue the uncut part to the inside of the toilet roll.
• They should then attach the string to the both sides of the toilet roll at the top.
• The preschool children will be able to run outside and pull their rockets from the string. Have fun!