Description
This material is part of the Early Childhood Montessori language arts curriculum. “Kinds of Transportation” challenges children to sort images that belong to a whole into their respective groups or categories. Working with this material supports the development of children’s higher-order reasoning skills. The material consists of three categories (By Land, By Air, By Water) with eight pictures of transportation per category.
Contents
Digital Sorting Activities
24 transportations represented:
By Air:
blimp, glider, helicopter, hot air balloon, jet, parachute, plane, space shuttle
By Land:
bicycle, bus, car, carriage, motorcycle, snowmobile, subway, train
By Water:
cruise, dugout canoe, gondola, kayak, military floating base, sailboat, ship, submarine
Skills
-develops awareness of the whole to parts relationship
-enirches vocabulary related to transportation
-enhances classification skills
-prepares for reading/writing
Prior Knowledge Recommended
Language: speaking and listening exercises, classification exercises
Recommended Age
3-6
Subjects
Transportation