Lesson Plan Means of Transport - Ship

Introducing Means of Transport - Ship

Objective: To learn about means of transportation – Ship, with the help of a Rhyme song and a story
Teaching Aid: Model of ship, stick puppets for the story

Method: Greet the class and do warm up activity. Quickly revise about all the topics that were done in the class in the previous sessions. Begin today’s class by asking the students if they have ever used waterways for travelling. Introduce the topic of the day – means of transport - Ship. Show the class, different models of ship and boats. Ask the students if they have ever seen ship or if they have traveled in one of them.  You can show toys of ship to the class. Teacher can also create different model of ships for demonstration.

Share some interesting facts about ship. Ship uses waterways to travel. Ship is the slowest mode of transport. It sails only in the ocean and sea. There are many types of ship. A boat is also used for travelling in the water. Ship runs on fuel like other vehicles.

The ocean is so vast. They use compass to follow a route or direction in the sea. Ship is mainly used for transporting goods from one place to another. What kind of goods? It could be gas, oil, cars, any kind of goods. Ships have stations too where they stop. What it is called? It is called a harbor port.
Different types of Ships are used for different purpose. Let us see the different types of ship and boats.
Ferry Boat- Used for small journey within the locality
 
 Boat – Used for travelling and fishing within the locality

Speed boat – used for leisure

Cruise Ship – Used for long vacations from one country to another

Container Ship – Used for transporting goods from one place to another

War ship – used during wars between countries

Submarine – It is sailed inside the water and is mainly used for research and investigation

The main difference between ship and boat is that boat is smaller in size as compared to ship. A ship can carry a boat but a boat cannot carry a ship. Who drives the ship? A ship is sailed by a sailor. The captain is in charge of the ship on a voyage. It takes days and days and sometimes months to travel from one place to another. So now all of you are aware how ship looks like.
Let us sing a rhyme song about Ship.
"Dip Dip Dip , my Blue Ship
Sailing in the water
Like a cup and saucer
Dip Dip Dip, my Blue Ship."

Repeat again if required. You can also choose to sing another rhyme.

How about a story on a boat journey?
The teacher can tell the below story with the help of stick puppets in the classroom.

Recap:Teacher can ask below questions.
Where do ship sail?
What are ships used for?
Who sails the ship?

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Activity for Means of Transport

Yarn Ship

Materials Required: Yarn, Stencil cut out of Ship on construction paper, glue

Method: This is a very simple activity to do it class. This can also be done with colorful strips of construction paper instead of the Yarn. I like yarn, so I used it in this activity.
To do this activity, the teacher needs to prepare a stencil of ship which is cut inside out. Take another construction paper and mark the shape of the ship. Instruct the children to use glue and place the strips of yarn of different colors on the base construction paper where the ship is marked. Keep guiding the children wherever needed. Paste all the strips of yarn until the marked ship is covered. Now take the stencil cutout and paste it on the base construction paper. Colorful yarn ship is now ready. Help and guide the students wherever necessary.

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