“The Wheels on the Bus”
Color: Yellow
Shape: Circle
Number: 4
Letter: B
Verse 1: wheels go round
- Look at the wheels on our van.
- Show the wheels on the toy bus and push it on the floor to see them go round and round.
- Roll a ball to go round and round.
Verse 2: people go up and down
- Jump up and down.
- Hold a baby doll up then down.
Verse 3: horn goes toot
- Sit in the van and honk the horn.
- Show child some other types of horns.
Verse 4: money goes clink
- Drop coins in a jar or piggy bank to go clink.
Verse 5: wipers go swish
- Wash the van window.
- Turn on the window wipers in the van.
Book List:
- Wheels on the Bus by Sylvie Kantorovitz Wickstrom
- Wheels on the Bus by Jerry Smath
- The wheels on the Bus by Dana Regan
- Big Gus The Double Decker by Ian Pillinger
- The Bus Driver by Todd H. Doodler
- Red Truck, Yellow Bus: A Book of Colors by Rookie Toddler
- I’m Feeling School Bus Yellow by Tina Gallo
Dramatic Play:
- Play with Sesame Street bus. “Doors go Open and Shut”
- Melissa & Doug Transportation
- Fisher Price Little People School Bus
Music/ Poems:
- “Wheels on the Bus” youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOiYN7iU-W8&t=572s
Foods:
- Graham Cracker
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch
- Cheese
- Mini Oreo
Fine Motor:
- Paint a Shape Bus
- The Bears on the Bus (printed from the ABC’s of Literacy https://abcsofliteracy.com/reading-number-words-activity/)
- Hands on Bus with movable parts. (msw-wheels-on-the-bus.pdf)
- Wheels Shape Match (MatchtheWheelsontheBus-1.pdf)
Trips:
- Take a bus ride.