This week we checked out the New York Transit Museum for the website Brooklyn Based. A great place to spend the afternoon, it's also an under the rader spot for interesting exhibits. Check out the review and comment about what your favorite part of the museum is.
The Transit Museum also has a lot of free educational resources on their website for all different ages. Here's a few examples that you can do with your preschoolers.
- I Like to Ride…Have students draw a picture of their favorite type of transportation to travel in and then write a few words or a sentence to describe it. Completed pictures can also be used for sorting and classifying activities.
- The ABCs of TravelHelp students compile an alphabet list of various modes of transport. For example, A = airplane, B = bus, C = car, D = donkey, E = elevator, etc. See how many words students can generate for each letter. Create a class alphabet book, with each student illustrating a page or two using drawings, collage materials, or digital means.
- Mosaic MakersOrnamentation has always been a part of subway station construction. Show students images of mosaics and plaques from various stations, or if possible, arrange a visit to a subway station in your neighborhood to see the artwork in person. Ask students why they think subway stations have ceramic ornamentation. How might the artwork be helpful, in addition to being pretty and colorful? Provide students with small squares of paper to use in making their own mosaics. What pictures or words will their artwork convey? See our Online Gallery Talk entitled "Subway Style" for an in-depth look at subway mosaics with museum experts and curators.
- Stand Clear of the Closing DoorsHelp students compile a list of rules for safe travel on subways and buses. What warning signs and safety announcements have they seen and heard on public transportation? Have them design their own signs and posters for safe travel.
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