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Create a vehicle!

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Transport: On the Move Over Land

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Objectives

Early Learning Goals

  • Know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials, living things. Talk about the features of the immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another.
  • Use phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. Also write some irregular common words. Write simple sentences which can be read by you and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.
  • Express yourself effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. Use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that have happened or are to happen in the future. Develop own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.
  • Sing songs, make music and dance and experiment with ways of changing them. Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
  • Learn about media and materials in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes. Represent own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology.

Lesson Planning

Use a shoebox to create a vehicle and select a climate to visit. Design any adaptations that may be needed and write a list of necessary supplies required.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To use a shoebox to create a vehicle
  • To select a climate to visit, design any adaptations that may be needed and write a list of necessary supplies required.

Children will:

  • Create a vehicle using a shoebox, wheels and axles.
  • Design any adaptations that may be needed to the vehicle for a specific environment.
  • Demonstrate their understanding of that environment’s climate by listing the necessary supplies required.

You Will Need

  • A shoe box for each child (request chn to bring OR contact local shoe shop)
  • Enough wheels for each box to have (at least 4) and enough axles for each box to have (at least 2)
  • Sharp bradawl *requires adult supervision
  • Paper for designs and lists
  • Paints, crayons and paper
  • The Bus is for Us! by Michael Rosen

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