2. A Thematic Unit Presented by Candice Flores Unit Motivation: All About Trains Video All About Trains Video

3. Table of Contents Lesson 1; Literacy: What are some of the different types of trains? Lesson 2; Social Studies: How do trains affect our lives? Lesson 3; Mathematics: What are some of the shapes that make trains? Lesson 4; Science: How do trains move? Lesson 5; Art: Making 3D Trains

4. Lesson 1- Lesson 1- Literacy: Aim: What are some of the different types of Trains? Read-Aloud and KWL Chart

5. Literacy Lesson Activity 1: Read Freight Trains by Donald Crews Activity 2: Start our KWL Chart on Trains What do you... KNOW About Trains WONDER About Trains What did you... LEARN About Trains?

6. Our KWL Chart (7/25/2010) What We KNOW about trains What we WONDER about trains What we've LEARNED about trains Trains have wheels. Trains have a caboose. Trains ride on tracks. Trains can travel under the ground. Trains have cars. Trains have windows. How does the engine go? Who invented trains? Who made the subway? What are some things people do on a train? How do trains move?

7. Lesson 2- Lesson 2- Social Studies: Aim: How do trains affect our lives? Read-Aloud and Dramatic Play Backyard Trains Video

8. Social Studies Lesson Activity 1: Read some pages from Trains on the Track by Bobbie Kalman, and talk about trains in our lives Activity 2: Role play in stations of how trains affect our lives

9. Our KWL Chart (7/26/2010) What We KNOW about trains What we WONDER about trains What we've LEARNED about trains Trains have wheels. Trains have a caboose. Trains ride on tracks. Trains can travel under the ground. Trains have cars. Trains have windows. How does the engine go? Who invented trains? Who made the subway? What are some things people do on a train? How do trains move? There are different types of cars on trains for sleeping and eating.

10. Lesson 3- Lesson 3- Mathematics: Aim: What are some of the different shapes that make trains? Train Collages with Different Shapes

11. Mathematics Lesson Activity 1: Group discussion of different shapes in trains, using pictures from our books about trains Activity 2: Create collages of trains using different cut-out shapes Ms. Flores' Train Collages

12. The Shapes We Used for our Trains Box CarsTank Cars Passenger Cars Locomotives Rectangles Semi Circles Squares Circles Rectangles Semi Circles Cut Rectangles Squares Rectangles Circles Semi Circles Octagons Rhombuses Rectangles Circles Squares

13. Lesson 4- Lesson 4- Science: Aim: How do trains move? Read-Aloud and Interactive Engagement Motivation: Moving Train VideoMoving Train Video

14. Science Lesson Activity 1: Go back to our book, Trains on the Tracks Activity 2: Use our bodies to make kid-trains Activity 3: Talk about how we moved our kid- trains

15. Our KWL Chart (7/28/2010) What We KNOW about trains What we WONDER about trains What we've LEARNED about trains Trains have wheels. Trains have a caboose. Trains ride on tracks. Trains can travel under the ground. Trains have cars. Trains have windows. How does the engine go? Who invented trains? Who made the subway? What are some things people do on a train? How do trains move? There are different types of cars on trains for sleeping and eating. Trains work because they have locomotives and an engine. The locomotive is at the front and it pulls the rail cars.

16. Lesson 5- Lesson 5- Art: Aim: Making 3-D Trains Hands-On Creations Motivation: Making of Pop-Up Trains Video

17. Art Lesson Activity 1: Go back to our book, Trains on the Tracks Activity 2: Use our bodies to make kid-trains Activity 3: Finish our KWL Chart Ms. Flores’ 3-D Trains

18. Our KWL Chart (7/29/2010) What We KNOW about trains What we WONDER about trains What we've LEARNED about trains Trains have wheels. Trains have a caboose. Trains ride on tracks. Trains can travel under the ground. Trains have cars. Trains have windows. How does the engine go? Who invented trains? Who made the subway? What are some things people do on a train? How do trains move? There are different types of cars on trains for sleeping and eating. Trains work because they have locomotives and an engine. The locomotive is at the front and it pulls the rail cars. Different train cars hold different materials.

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