Transportation Activities for Preschoolers

Your little learners are going to love these transportation activities for preschoolers! Hands-on fun for math, literacy, science, and more!

Planes, trains, and automobiles. You’ll find activities that feature all types of transportation on the list below. From counting and color matching to blends and letter recognition and everything in between!

Boys and girls alike will enjoy learning with these activities. 

Your little learners are going to love these transportation activities for preschoolers! Hands-on fun for math, literacy, science, and more!

I’m a big fan of incorporating your child’s interests into their daily learning time. For years, we included Hot Wheels, LEGO bricks, and Littlest Pet Shop into our math, history, and writing time.

If I could make a lesson more meaningful and fun with toys, I did. 

Transportation Activities for Preschoolers

Whether you’re studying modes of transportation or you’re looking for activities for your transportation loving child, check out the activities below and see if you can incorporate one or more of them into your next lesson. 

Transportation Activities

Discover six ways you can teach math with race cars. Ideas include measurement, weight, speed, and more. Homeschool Preschool

Kids can sort, make patterns, and play memory match with these four transportation themed activities for preschoolers. Totschooling

Your young learners will have so much fun building numbers 1-20 with this construction site counting mat. Add this activity to your transportation themed learning centers. Teaching with Children’s Books

Kids will work on color matching, hand eye coordination, and fine motor skills with this set of transportation pom pom matching pages.

Preschoolers will practice counting and number recognition with these Up in the Sky count and clip cards

I’ve created an amazing preschool transportation theme with more than 40 learning pages for your little ones! Homeschool Preschool

Your kids will love driving their dump truck around the room looking for letters with this dump truck alphabet gameHomeschool Preschool

If you love book-based activities like I do, you’ll want to check out this collection of hands-on Goodnight Construction Site activitiesTeaching with Children’s Books

Beginning readers can work on blends with this train-themed beginning blends activityTeaching with Children’s Books

Your little learners are going to love these transportation activities for preschoolers! Hands-on fun for math, literacy, science, and more!

Transportation Printables

Preschool and kindergarten kiddos will love these transportation ABC letter practice pages! Zoom on over and download your copy today! Homeschool Preschool

Incorporate some STEM into your transportation theme with DIY Stick Tracks investigation stationThe Keeper of the Memories

These paper plate cars are sure to be a hit with your crafty little ones! Glued to My Crafts

Sponge painting is always a fun project to do with little ones. Try it with this paper car craft for kids. Buggy and Buddy

If you’re looking for transportation theme printables, here are more than 25 of our favorite. Homeschool Preschool

This summer, make some colorful ice boats with your little ones. They’ll love watching them melt in your water table. Busy Toddler

This fun construction themed learning pack is perfect for your transportation themed lessons. It also coordinates with the book Goodnight Construction Site. Teaching with Children’s Books

I love this car-themed number recognition game featuring the numbers 0-20. Totschooling

Fill your book basket with one or more of these construction books for kidsTeaching with Children’s Books

Your little learners are going to love these transportation activities for preschoolers! Hands-on fun for math, literacy, science, and more!

Kids will love recycling an old tissue box for this Wheels on the Bus craftTeach Me Mommy

Make this fun tractor popsicle stick craft to go along with your farm and transportation themed units. Simple Everyday Mommy

Kids can learn about the different parts of an airplane as they assemble this cute airplane craftThe Joy of Sharing

Little ones will love painting with trucks. You can discuss patterns, colors, and more while they paint. There’s Just One Mommy

Kids can practice letter recognition and spelling their names when you set up the Spell Your Name Parking GarageGrowing Book by Book

These DIY wooden roads and ramps are perfect for both indoor and outdoor play. Buggy and Buddy

This transportation theme sensory bin will make a great addition to your transportation theme. Fantastic Fun and Learning

This footprint rocket craft is sure to be a hit with the little ones as well as a fun keepsake for mom and dad. Fun Handprint Art Blog

Kids will work on number recognition and counting with this counting trains preschool math activity. Schooltime Snippets

Tots and preschoolers will love making some egg carton boats to float in the pool this summer! Life at the Zoo

Must Have Resources:

When completing these crafts and activities at home, I find that the following resources are very helpful to have on hand. 


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Planes, trains, and automobiles! You'll find all of those and more in this collection of the best preschool transportation theme printables. This transportation-themed unit study is designed with your preschooler in mind! It's packed with fun hands-on activities, snack ideas, arts and crafts, books, videos, and a 35-page printable learning pack! | @homeschlprek These construction-themed letter sorting mats are perfect for your Valentine's Day literacy centers! Preschoolers will love practicing letter recognition.

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