Various types of transport for children: list, description and features

Why children need to know about transport

The full development of children is carried out through acquaintance with the world around them. The following questions are interesting for children: what kind of transport is there, why do people need it. Familiarization of preschoolers with transport classification forms in them new knowledge about various types, their characteristics, purpose, enriches their vocabulary, and consolidates the generic concept of “transport”. In addition, a detailed consideration of this topic allows you to learn the following:

compare different types of transport; it is important for children to be able to find common and distinctive features;
combine them into groups on common grounds, classify them;
learn the rules of behavior in various types of transport.

Studying new material contributes to the formation of personal qualities of preschoolers: criticality, responsibility, thinking, memory, speed of reaction, imagination develop.

Children's gurneys (pushkars)

A wheelchair is a preparatory stage that almost every child goes through before getting on a bicycle. This is a plastic vehicle, made in the shape of anything (from a panda to a rocket), but the most common are gurney cars, because they are what children (including girls) like.

The advantage of the wheelchair is safety, the ability to be used by a small child (from 10-12 months), the presence of a backrest and sides, a pusher handle for mom, and many different beepers that a child can use to amuse themselves when they are tired of riding. Prices for gurneys start at 1,400 rubles. The disadvantage of gurneys is that their wheels are poorly absorbent (since they are most often made of plastic), so on the street with uneven asphalt, riding on them is, to put it mildly, inconvenient, although persistent children do not notice these inconveniences.

Transport classification

All transport is classified on different grounds: method of transportation and purpose.

According to the method of movement, the following types are distinguished:

ground - movement occurs exclusively on the ground or rails (bus, trolleybus, train);
water - moves along the sea or river (motor ship, boat, barge);
aviation - flies through the air (plane, helicopter).

The following types of transport are distinguished by purpose:

passenger - transports people, delivers them to the right place (bus, water bus, plane);
horse-drawn - for transporting various goods (cart, barge);
special - used in a specific activity, equipped with professional equipment (fire truck, ambulance, police car);
agricultural - used in preparing arable land, harvesting and similar work (tractor, combine).

Fire engine

A fire truck is a faithful companion of rescuers; firefighters use it to put out fires. It consists of a cabin, a special body with water tanks and a hose for supplying it, and a large retractable ladder. The ladder is needed so that people can be saved if a fire occurs in a house on a high floor. The fire truck is red, with the numbers 01 painted on it.

Titles in English

Let's look at the names of various types of transport in English. The subject of vehicles is important for meaningful communication between people.

Plane - airplane;
Bicycle – bicycle;
Helicopter – helicopter;
Fire Engine - fire engine;
Yacht – yacht;
Bus – bus;
Boat - boat;
Car – car;
Ship – ship;
Truck – truck;
Submarine - submarine;
Ambulance – ambulance;
Motorcycle – motorcycle;
Train – train;
Taxi - taxi.

Coloring pages

Children love to draw, so it would be great to use coloring books to reinforce the theme - vehicles painted with your own hands will forever remain in the memory of boys and girls. To do this, select a few beautiful black and white images, print them and offer them to your child.

Pictures on the topic of transport will help every child learn the names of vehicles and remember why people need them.

Educational video for children. Transport in pictures

Characteristics of ground transport

Ground transport moves on the ground using wheels, rails, animals, and tracks. Can be passenger, cargo or specialized. Here it is necessary to describe the following main types of transport for children:

Bus - carries passengers, delivers them to the desired point in the city, has a strict route and special stops where people pick up and drop off. The same function is performed by the trolleybus and tram, which differ from the bus in that they run on electricity rather than gasoline, and in addition, the tram runs on rails.
Train is a railway transport that moves on rails, can be either passenger or freight, and carries out transportation between cities and villages.
Fire truck - used to extinguish fire, equipped with special equipment, and has a sound signal that warns other drivers of its approach.
Ambulance - designed to transport sick people, it has all the necessary equipment to deliver the patient to the hospital in satisfactory condition. Like a fire truck, it has a special flashing light and a sound signal, notifying that an ambulance needs to be let through.
Police car - used to patrol roads and catch criminals. The car is equipped with a powerful engine that allows you to develop good speed, which is so important when chasing.
A truck is designed for transporting various cargoes: food, construction, household goods and many others. May have yellow flashing lights indicating that the car is carrying dangerous luggage.

Transport can also be underground, for example, the metro delivers passengers to their destination, like a bus or tram.

Ponycycles

What do manufacturers of children's goods do to stand out from competitors! An example of this is the ponycycle - a hybrid of a wheelchair and a rocking horse. By the way, this doesn’t have to be a horse; a ponycycle can be made in the shape of any animal (from a zebra to a cow).

The unusual vehicle is equipped with wheels and a special articulated-lever mechanism that imitates horse riding. You can “learn” horse riding from the age of 4. Prices start from 6900 rubles. The advantages include originality, no need for recharging, low speed (an adult can calmly walk alongside), and training of the musculoskeletal system. The disadvantages include the inconvenience of transportation (if the child is tired of the horse, then the mother will have to become a horse herself in order to bring the animal home), impracticality (the soft wool material catches dirt and dust well - although manufacturers claim that the animal’s skin can be removed and cleaned).

Features of water transport

Considering different types of transport, water transport, moving along the sea, lake or river, will also be interesting for children. Like ground transport, this transport can be passenger or cargo:

Motor ship - can transport people to their destination or be used as a pleasure boat on the river, introducing residents to the picturesque places of the water. A steamship performs the same functions as a motor ship; the main differences between these ships are their technical characteristics.
The boat has various purposes: it is used as a rescue vessel, for walking on a pond, for conducting excursions.
Barge - used for transporting various goods. It is characterized by convenience, speed of delivery, and cost-effectiveness.

Balance bikes (runners, balance bikes)

If your child is too small to steer and pedal at the same time, but the store insists on a “lisped,” then a balance bike is the optimal solution. These are the same bicycles, with a steering wheel and wheels (two, three or four), but without pedals. A child rolls on a balance bike, pushing off the ground with his feet. A child 2 years old and 90 cm tall can easily master a balance bike.

The main advantage of a balance bike (along with all the advantages of a regular bicycle) is its suitability for the child’s age. On it, your child will not develop crazy speed and will intuitively slow down in front of obstacles, using the means that are accessible and understandable to him - his own legs. However, many models are equipped with a hand brake. Among the disadvantages are a decent price (from 4,000 rubles) and very rapid “obsolescence”. A child will ride this model for no more than one season (or even less), and then he will want to switch to the “classic”. Some manufacturers, in an effort to extend the life of a balance bike, offer skis for it (from 2,200 rubles) - so this transport can be safely called year-round.

Aviation transport, its characteristics

Aviation transport moves through the air, and can transport passengers, cargo, and participate in rescue operations or extinguishing forest fires. The most interesting types of transport for children will be:

An airplane - depending on its size and purpose, it can perform various functions: transport people and various cargoes, cultivate fields, put out fires in the forest, and participate in military operations.
Helicopter - rises into the air with the help of special blades that spin quite strongly. This type of transport can also be passenger, cargo or military.
An airship - its feature is the development of a relatively low speed and rise to a low altitude; it is used for tourism, in rescue operations, and for patrolling the area.

Games for children

To better remember types of transport, it is worth organizing a variety of games for children, including the following:

Riddles will help you identify distinctive features, classify vehicles, and also develop logic, thinking, and intelligence.
Outdoor game “Find my house” - children are given cards with any type of transport, houses are determined for them: for air - an airfield, for land - a garage, for water - a pier. The task of preschoolers is to stand near the desired base after the signal.
Puzzles - pictures of an airplane, train, bus, ship cut into small pieces - are mixed, children are asked to find the necessary elements, assemble the picture and say what it shows and what it is used for.
Game "Modes of Transport". Various roles are prepared for children - passengers, driver, captain, pilot. Ship managers recruit passengers whose task is to demonstrate correct and incorrect behavior on a bus, on a ship or on an airplane.

Thus, by receiving information about types of transport, children learn about their features, distinctive features, become familiar with the rules of behavior in them, and enrich their vocabulary.

Educational tasks and games

Using these pictures, your child will become familiar with such types of transport as a helicopter, car, bus, train, motorcycle, plane, taxi, truck, boat. You can simply show pictures to your child depicting types of transport, you can ask him to show where this or that water or land transport is. In addition, you can print two options, one of which is cut into cards and correlated with the other option. For older children, the history of the emergence and development of different types of transport will be interesting.

List of questions on the topic

If the child himself cannot yet write a story about transport, help him - ask leading questions, such as:

Another option for thematic cards and photos with transport. Here are pictures of the following types of transport:

Options for games with these transport pictures may be similar to the previous ones.

The pictures show: an airplane, a bicycle, a car, a van, a concrete mixer, a dump truck, a fire truck, a tractor with a bucket, a crane, a helicopter, a hot air balloon, green at a traffic light, an airplane, car keys, a truck, a motorcycle, a rocket, a tractor.

A very good game with transport to develop attention and memory in children. Here you need to determine by the shadow what kind of transport it is.

Mathematical game with pictures of transport. Here you need to count the number of cars and circle the desired option.

Educational puzzle from pictures of transport. You can cut it into as many pieces as your child can handle. Gradually you can complicate the task by cutting the transport puzzle into more pieces. A very good game that develops logic, attentiveness, memory and fine motor skills of the fingers.

We play transport with a train. For those kids who already know the numbers, here you need to make a train using numbered carriages.

The game develops attention, memory, perseverance. Introduces the child to numbers and counting.

Car coloring book is a very simple coloring book that any child will enjoy and will add a creative touch to the topic of learning about transport.