Transportation: SLP Lesson Plans for All Things Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!
Transportation: Lesson Plans for All Things Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!
How many times are you working with your students and they are telling you all about their favorite car, truck, or airplane? Almost every kid at some point has a love for things that move and they are wanting to learn more about them! Our students are so curious about the world around them, and incorporating that wonder into your therapy sessions is a great way to keep students engaged. If you have a student who always wants to talk about any type of transportation, these lesson plan ideas are for you!
Book Favorites
Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? (PK-k)
The Little Engine That Could (PK-2)
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (K-2)
Mighty Mighty, Construction Site (PK-2)
The Little Dump Truck (PK-1)
The Little Blue Digger and The Strongest Truck (PK-1)
If I Built A Car (K-4)
Book Extension Activities
My favorite book extension activities can be found in my themed cheat sheets! These themed therapy cheat sheets make adding in books to your sessions super easy, and I always keep them in my toolbox to use in every session!
Themed Therapy Cheat Sheets for Speech Therapy: GROWING BUNDLE ONE
$43.70
$64.00
Evidenced based CHEAT SHEETS to use alongside ANY themed book, activity, or game related to themes in the bundle! Be sure to download the preview for a complete look at the product!! This HUGE resource will give you access to TONS of therapy targets and… read more
Sensory Play:
Filler suggestions for a Transportation themed Sensory Bin:
-kinetic sand
-small, toy vehicles
-play digger to let students dig
-plastic tools (shovels, hammers, etc.)
-Lego wheels, cars, and people
-small rocks or dirt (only use while supervising!)
-Add ins: toy cars, planes, pictures of transportation, water (*if talking about water transportation)
More Sensory Play!
Fill 3 bins with:
-Black bean "dirt" (or sand "dirt")
-White cotton balls "Sky"
-Blue water bead "water" (alternatives: blue paper scraps, blue paper straws, blue tissue paper, real water!)
Then, sort your vehicles by where they belong; sky, water, or land!
Play-Based Activities
Road Map Mat: Find on Amazon or draw your own map with your student! Use to target following directions, concepts and vocabulary. Move a toy car around the map and see if your student can guess which "place" your car is going to!
Road/Train Track Tape: Put tape on the floor or table top and move a car, truck, or train on it. Have your student tell you which way to go next (targeting concepts and directions like "turn", "go left", or "make a circle"). Have a race, let the train stop for passengers, talk about safety and road signs, etc. Use your imagination to make this activity extra fun!
Need some targets for every goal on your caseload? Grab my Cheat Sheets that give you hundreds of targets, right at your fingertips! (more coming soon!!)
Themed Therapy Cheat Sheets for Speech Therapy: GROWING BUNDLE ONE
$43.70
$64.00
Evidenced based CHEAT SHEETS to use alongside ANY themed book, activity, or game related to themes in the bundle! Be sure to download the preview for a complete look at the product!! This HUGE resource will give you access to TONS of therapy targets and… read more
Online Games
PBS Kids Peg + Cat Race Car Game
Freebies/Resources
GROWING BUNDLE ONE Themed Cheat Sheets for Speech Therapy
Toys, Games, Books
Construction Play Mat with Road Signs
Kinetic Sand I love (for sensory bins!!)
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xx, Abby