Types of transport is a fascinating and interesting topic for almost any little person. By introducing children to this topic, you can classify all vehicles and talk about the purpose of each of them. The task of parents and teaching staff is not only to familiarize themselves with various types of vehicles, but also to consolidate the acquired information through games.
Why do preschoolers need information about transport?
The full development of children can be achieved only by introducing them to the world around them. A child will always be interested in the question of what types of vehicles are there and why do people need them? It is not by chance that preschoolers are introduced to the classification of vehicles. This helps to enrich the vocabulary and consolidate the generic concept of “transport”. At the same time, they achieve the presence of other points:
- The preschooler will learn to compare different types of transport and find some common or distinctive features in them.
- If there is reason, he can unite individual representatives into a single group and somehow classify them.
- You can teach a preschooler the rules of behavior that involve being in one or another type of vehicle.
All this will contribute to the development of personal qualities in the preschooler. This will contribute to the development of thinking, responsibility, and criticality.
Vehicle classification
The division is based on different principles. This could be a method of transportation or a destination. Depending on the method of transportation, vehicles are divided as follows:
- Ground type, in which the vehicle moves only on the ground or rails. An example would be a locomotive or an entire passenger (freight) train or bus.
- Water transport In this case, movement is carried out by water.
- Aviation mode of transport. Representatives of this category travel by air.
By purpose, transport is divided as follows:
- Passenger view. As the name suggests, it is designed to carry passengers.
- Horse-drawn look. Its main purpose is to transport goods. An example is a barge or an ordinary cart.
- Special transport. It is intended to perform any specific tasks. A striking example of this type is a fire truck.
- Agricultural type of vehicle. These are various tractors and combines designed to cultivate land for agricultural purposes.
Ground transportation, tasks for preschoolers
For movement, representatives of this species have wheels and tracks. They can also move on rails. Various types of vehicles are described to children.
Bus
Designed to transport passengers from one place to any point. The bus follows a specific route and makes stops along the way. Passengers get in and out of them. The same function is observed in the tram, but unlike the bus, it travels on rails. A trolleybus can also carry passengers. But the last two types differ from the bus in that they run on electricity, while the bus runs on gasoline.
Task “Who is the driver”
Train
It can carry passengers as well as cargo. It moves on rails and carries out transportation between cities and villages, sometimes countries.
Fire engine
It is designed to extinguish fires. Such machines are equipped with light and sound signals. They are turned on when the car is going to put out a fire.
Task “Find the odd one out”
Ambulance
It transports sick people. Such machines are equipped with all the necessary equipment and also have signals.
Police car
It is designed to patrol roads and catch criminals. Such cars are equipped with a powerful engine so that they can reach high speed.
“Solve the crossword” task
Truck
It is used to transport goods.
There is also underground transport, for example, the metro. In order to use it, you need to go down underground on a special escalator.
Task "Count"
Educational tasks and games
Using these pictures, your child will become familiar with such types of transport as a helicopter, car, bus, train, motorcycle, plane, taxi, truck, boat. You can simply show pictures to your child depicting types of transport, you can ask him to show where this or that water or land transport is. In addition, you can print two options, one of which is cut into cards and correlated with the other option. For older children, the history of the emergence and development of different types of transport will be interesting.
List of questions on the topic
If the child himself cannot yet write a story about transport, help him - ask leading questions, such as:
- What is the name of this type of transport?
- What or who is he transporting?
- Does he drive on the road, fly in the sky or swim in the water?
- How many people can this vehicle carry?
- Why is this transport needed?
- How does it benefit people?
Another option for thematic cards and photos with transport. Here are pictures of the following types of transport:
- ship,
- car,
- airplane,
- truck,
- police car,
- bus,
- fire engine,
- helicopter,
- Submarine.
Options for games with these transport pictures may be similar to the previous ones.
There are many pictures of not only transport, but also other things related to it.
The pictures show: an airplane, a bicycle, a car, a van, a concrete mixer, a dump truck, a fire truck, a tractor with a bucket, a crane, a helicopter, a hot air balloon, green at a traffic light, an airplane, car keys, a truck, a motorcycle, a rocket, a tractor.
A very good game with transport to develop attention and memory in children. Here you need to determine by the shadow what kind of transport it is.
Mathematical game with pictures of transport. Here you need to count the number of cars and circle the desired option.
Educational puzzle from pictures of transport. You can cut it into as many pieces as your child can handle. Gradually you can complicate the task by cutting the transport puzzle into more pieces. A very good game that develops logic, attentiveness, memory and fine motor skills of the fingers.
We play transport with a train. For those kids who already know the numbers, here you need to make a train using numbered carriages.
The game develops attention, memory, perseverance. Introduces the child to numbers and counting.
If the child does not yet know numbers, you can use this game as additional material for memorizing numbers. Make a train together).
Car coloring book is a very simple coloring book that any child will enjoy and will add a creative touch to the topic of learning about transport.
A game to understand concepts such as “left” and “right”. Here you need to sort the transport into the one that flies to the left and the one that flies to the right.
Pictures with transport - a helicopter for memorizing colors. They are suitable for the smallest babies, especially boys. You can either sort them by color, or simply look and remember, or print two options, cut one into cards and correlate with the second option. The child will become familiar with all known colors, such as: orange, red, yellow, green, pink, blue, purple, black, gray, white.
Transport for kids is a very good game with a cute yellow bus.
Here you need to sort the buses by size from smallest to largest.
The game develops attention coordination, logic, memory, fine motor skills of the fingers and perseverance.
A game for older children who already know numbers. Here you need to color the train according to the numbers. Each number has its own color.
The game trains the child’s attentiveness, creativity, logic and perseverance.
Multi-colored cars.
A game of attentiveness.
You can play as follows: I have already described the simplest option in previous games - print out two options, cut one into cards and correlate with the other option, in addition, you can play in search of a specific one, for example, ask the child to find all the purple cars and count them. You can simply cut them into cards and sort the cars by color. You can make logical chains of cars. For example, put a black, purple, and then black car again and ask the child to choose from the remaining cars which one will be next, etc. It all depends on your imagination. There are many games here.
Puzzles for the little ones.
Three types of transport are presented here - a fire truck, a police car and an ambulance, as well as the people who work on this transport - a fireman, a policeman and a doctor. The child’s task is to find and match the vehicle with its owner. The game is aimed at developing logic, attentiveness, memory, concentration and fine motor skills of the fingers.
Another more complex puzzle of transport pictures. Cut it into as many pieces as you think your child can handle. Gradually cut into more pieces.
Here you need to help the policeman, fireman and doctor get to their car. Trace the dotted line with a pencil.
Learn to count with pictures of different types of transport. Here you need to count the number of balloons, boats, airplanes and cars and circle the correct answer.
Assignments for mastering the material
When introducing preschoolers to various types of vehicles, various games are used to help them remember them better. They can be represented by the following options:
- Puzzles. They contribute to the development of logic, thinking, and intelligence.
- Outdoor games. Each child is given a picture depicting some type of transport. There is a house where the corresponding transport base is located. The child’s task is to correctly identify it in relation to the type of vehicle depicted in the picture he received.
- Puzzles. This is, for example, a picture of an airplane cut into pieces. The child finds a picture with the required part and talks about what it is intended for.
The information about transport received by a preschooler will contribute to his further development.
How to make Doman cards yourself:
Print the cards on thick paper or cardboard, 2, 4 or 6 pieces per sheet. To conduct classes using the Doman method, the cards are ready, you can show them to your child and say the name of the picture.
Good luck and new discoveries to your baby!
Educational video for children (toddlers and preschoolers) made according to the Doman method “Prodigy from the cradle” - educational cards, educational pictures on various topics from part 1, part 2 of the Doman method, which can be watched for free here or on our Channel Early Childhood Development on YouTube
