1. Transportation Then and Now
Alief ISD
First Grade

2. Pre-Reading Vocabulary
outer space
spaceship
streetcars
subways
transportation

3. Transportation carries people from one place to another.

4. Transportation has changed over time.

5. Long ago, wagons moved people across the country.

6. Now, trucks move people and things from city to city.

7. Long ago, streetcars took people through the city.

8. Now, subways take people under the city.

9. Long ago, ships took people to find new lands.

10. Now, bigger ships carry people to places they know.

11. Long ago, trains moved along the tracks.

12. Now, trains race even faster across the land.

13. Long ago, the first car was built.

14. Now, cars come in many colors and sizes.

15. Long ago, airplanes began to fly in the sky.

16. Now, airplanes fly very high and far.

17. Long ago, people only dreamed of outer space.

18. Now, spaceships take us there.

19. How has transportation changed over time?
Describe how the changes in transportation impacted people.

20. Glossary
outer space- everywhere outside our world. The stars are in space.
spaceship- a machine that can travel in space.
streetcars- vehicles that run on rails and carry people on city streets.
subways- trains that travel through tunnels underground.
transportation- things that take people from one place to another.