The wheels on the bus

MA Standards: English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/ SL.PK.MA.1a: Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (e.g., taking turns in talking, listening to peers, waiting to speak until another person is finished talking, asking questions and waiting for an answer, gaining the floor in appropriate ways). Head Start Outcomes: Social Emotional Development/Self-Regulation: Follows simple rules, routines, and directions. Language Development/Receptive Language: Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences. PreK Learning Guidelines: English Language Arts/Language 1: Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (taking turns in talking; listening to peers; waiting until someone is finished; asking questions and waiting for an answer; gaining the floor in appropriate ways). English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 12: Listen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature. © Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care (Jennifer Waddell photographer). All rights reserved. STEM Key Concepts: Identify tools and simple machines used for a specific purpose (e.g., ramp, wheel, pulley, lever) ELA Focus Skills: Gross Motor Skills, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary Hold up a toy bus and tell children that you are going to teach them a song about a bus. • Ask children to share what they know about buses. You may want to show the pictures of buses to help prom...

Sing along with the childhood classic, Wheels on the Bus! Interact with the creative and lively illustrations to discover hidden surprises on every page! This award-winning tribute to Wheels on the Bus is a fun, interactive experience encouraging motor, language and cognitive skills through fresh illustrations, creative interaction and music. AGES: 2-5. OVERVIEW - SING along and record your own voice - PLAY original music performed by a classical piano trio (piano, violin, and cello) - LISTEN to “Wheels on the Bus” in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian - LEARN the sounds of different instruments: violin, cello, piano and kazoo - DISCOVER interactive surprises on every page CATEGORY: Nursery Rhyme ACTIVITIES - SPIN the wheels to make the bus go faster… or slower - OPEN and close the bus door - MOVE the bus driver’s arm and sing “move on back!” - SWISH the wipers and wipe away raindrops - TAP to make the people go up and down - HELP the baker serve some cake - POP the goldfish bubbles AWARDS - Parents’ Choice Gold Award - Parents’ Choice Foundation - "Best Children's App” KAPi Award - International Consumer Electronic Show - Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Design - Children’s Technology Review TIP FOR PARENTS The option to hide buttons and turn pages automatically is in the device settings. ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passio...