Modes of transport

1. Different modes of transport
2. You can't take that on the bus!
3. School transport
4. Eco-friendly travel

1. The Wheels on the Bus
2. Why can't you take an elephant on the bus?
3. Rhyming words
4. Guided reading

1. Car wash
2. Making tracks
3. Build-a-bus
4. Sticky vehicles

1. Read You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus. Identify each form of transport. Children discuss which vehicles they have tried; they share their reason for travelling and describe how it felt.
2. Enjoy You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus. Relish the illustrations and amusing scenarios. Invite children to select their favourite and to use because to provide a reason for their opinion, e.g. A whale riding a bike because it is funny to see something so big on something so small.
3. Enjoy Mrs. Armitage on Wheels. Stop before the final page. Suggest alternative forms of transport for Mrs. Armitage. Select the best idea. Finally, read and enjoy the remainder of the story.
4. Share Mrs. Armitage on Wheels Identify each problem Mrs. Armitage solves. Discuss the improvements the children would make to their bikes/scooters, e.g. add a wireless speaker to play music, a TV, a seat for teddy.

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Biking by Judith Nicholls
Share the poem and rehearse at suitable times throughout the week, e.g. start/end of the day. Encourage the children to vary the pitch and tone of their voice as they rehearse to emphasise the rhyming words, e.g. curl/whirl. Support children to learn and perform the poem in small groups.

Essential text
You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus by Patricia Cleveland-Peck

Desirable text
Mrs Armitage on Wheels by Quentin Blake

Resources
A wide variety of toy vehicles
Shaving foam, toy cars
Brushes, toothbrushes, cloths
Cardboard, pens, money
Paint, plates
Large sheets/rolls of paper to cover the table
Junk modelling resources