All Aboard the Big Blue Bus: Vocabulary and Language Activities for Preschoolers
Have you taken a ride on a bus?
Some kids ride a bus to school.
Some people ride a bus to get around town.
There are even buses that can take you across the whole country!
Let’s learn some new words as we talk about buses.
Parts of a Whole
Use these nouns to help you describe the bus.
Early Song - The Wheels on the Bus
The Wheels on the Bus is one of my favorite songs to sing with kids.
Use the pictures on the right as visuals to sing each verse.
Wheels on the Bus Early Song Interactive Book. Also available on Teachers Pay Teachers
Prepositions
We will use preposition words to describe the bus in the pictures below.
Make up a sentence about each picture using one of these words:
below
over
on
under
This bus is on the way to school.
Where is it in line?
front
middle
end
Short Story with Wh Questions
The Big Blue Bus had a busy day.
Listen to the story and guess all the places the big blue bus visited.
Can you find the picture and name the place at each bus stop?
The Big Blue Bus
The big blue bus rolled down the street.
Its first stop was in front of a building with a paw with a red cross on the door.
In the window, there was a dog and a cat.
Where do you take dogs and cats that might be hurt or don’t feel well?
To the ________.
The bus rolled on.
Next, the big blue bus stopped at a red building with a gold bell on top.
When the bell rang, a bunch of children smiled and waved to the cars parked near by.
Then they ran inside carrying their brightly colored backpacks.
Where were the children going?
They were going to _______.
Off went the bus again.
At the next stop, the bus parked in front of a brick building.
People were exiting the two red doors with their hands full of books.
This place must be a place to pick out books and listen to stories.
This bus stop was in front of a _________.
The bus rolled down the road one more time.
Finally, the bus pulled up next to a store with a large green sign.
Shoppers were pushing carts filled with bags of food out to their cars.
They were at a _______________.
The big blue bus had a busy day.
Four stops. Four places. One busy ride around town!
Wh Questions
1. Where did the bus stop first?
A. The library
B. The vet
C. The grocery store
2. What animals were in the window at the vet’s office?
A. A bird and a turtle
B. A dog and a cat
C. A fish and a rabbit
3. What color was the school building?
A. Blue
B. Green
C. Red
4. What was on top of the school?
A. A clock
B. A gold bell
C. A weather vane
5. Where did the bus stop where people left with books?
A. The grocery store
B. The library
C. The vet
6. What kind of store did the bus stop at last?
A. A toy store
B. A pet shop
C. A grocery store
Answers
The Big Blue Bus stops: vet/veterinarian, school, library, grocery store
Wh Questions: B, B, C, B, B, C