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Exploring Things Up In the Sky – Preschool Transportation Theme (Free Counting Printables)

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Are your kids eager to learn all about transportation? Whether you are a teacher working with preschoolers or a homeschool mom looking for educational activities, exploring transportation in the sky can be an exciting way to engage and educate your little ones.

Here, we will explore how to use a preschool transportation theme as a starting point in learning about the various forms of air travel. We’ll dive into ways parents and teachers can teach children about planes, hot air balloons, helicopter rides, and other modes of transport. With lots of fun facts and hands-on activities included along the way, kids everywhere will be soaring up above – ready for takeoff!

You can download your free math cards at the bottom of the page.

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Exploring Things That Go Up In The Sky

One of the most exciting things for preschoolers is exploring things up in the sky. The vast expanse of the sky and the different types of transportation found there are fascinating to young children. This makes it a great theme for preschool transportation activities.

To start the theme, you can introduce the concept of the sky and what can be found there. You can show pictures of airplanes, helicopters, hot air balloons, and kites. You can also talk about clouds and how they move across the sky.

One fun activity for preschoolers is to make paper airplanes. You can provide different types of paper and have the children experiment with different folding techniques to see how far their planes can fly.

This is a great way to teach them about aerodynamics and the principles of flight.

Counting Printables and Activities

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When I was coming up with the preschool themes for this season, I tried to think of all of my kids and what they love.

However, I also wanted to try out some new things. Even though Bells isn’t really into airplanes, jets, or helicopters, I wasn’t going to let that stop me from introducing her to a preschool transportation theme.

My kids always love fun transportation activities, and these free counting printables are perfect for this Up In The Sky Theme.

Sky Transportation Books

You can read books about transportation up in the sky, such as “The Magic School Bus Takes a Flight” or “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss. This will help the children learn more about the different types of transportation up in the sky and the adventures that can be had there.

Great books that go with an in the sky theme:

We also love these DK touch and feel cards: Things That Go.

 

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What fun it is to explore these In The Sky Figures from Safari Ltd. The children enjoyed matching up the cards and learning about each item. From fighter jets to hot air balloons (that was Miss Bells favorite), there was a lot to explore.

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I love these count and clip cards for so many different reasons. Of course, the early math introduction is wonderful… But you also have the fine motor skills it takes to clip the cards and the concentration the children have to use to hold the card and clip it in the right spot.

Add this wonderful Into the Clouds: Playdough Activity to extend your themed learning. 

Sky Transportation Craft

Create a hot air balloon craft. You can provide paper plates, tissue paper, and string. The children can decorate their plates with markers or paint, and then you can help them attach the tissue paper to create the balloon shape. They can then attach the string to the bottom and watch their balloons float into the sky.

You can also have a kite flying day. You can provide kites or have the children make their own out of paper and string. This is a great way to teach them about wind and how it can lift objects up into the sky.

We also shared these sweet ladybug clip cards we used when we learned about the ladybug lifecycle.

Preschool Transportation Theme Activities

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Don’t forget to pick up this fun In The Sky Toob with these great count and clip cards. Safari Toobs are a favorite at this house!

I hope you enjoyed checking out a few ways we are exploring things up in the sky. Feel free to download your count and clip cards below; I hope your children enjoy them as much as mine.

Free Up In The Sky Counting Printables Download Below

CLICK HERE: In the Sky Counting Cards

I usually laminate all of my printables so they last a long time. 

Exploring things up in the sky is a fun and exciting preschool transportation theme that can teach children about aerodynamics, wind, and the different types of transportation that can be found in the sky.

What else is Up in the sky? Birds, of course 😉

Head over and check out our excellent Backyard Bird study and get your free printables including a fun bird watching chart.

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Preschool Transportation Theme Printables – Sorting Land Air Water Transport

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