Station 1: How We Get Around Town
Look around you! Look at all the ways you can go where you want to go. There is a sidewalk under your feet – walking makes you a PEDESTRIAN. The sidewalks are great places for younger children to bicycle, too! Riding on your bicycle makes you a CYCLIST. The school parking lot and the road are great places for cars. When you are going places in a car you are a RIDER. Where else can you be a RIDER? Have you ever been a RIDER on a bus? On a train? On a subway? On a horse?!
The transit station here takes you around Thurston County on an Intercity Transit bus. If you’ve never ridden the bus, you might be a little nervous figuring out how to get where you’re going. Don’t worry – it’s not rocket science. To get started, visit Intercity Transit’s website to learn more and find tools to help you plan your route.
Can you sing all these different songs about transportation?
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain
She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes (yee-haw)
She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes (yee-haw)
She’ll be coming ’round the mountain
She’ll be coming ’round the mountain
She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes (yee-haw)
She’ll be ridin’ six white horses when she comes (whoa back)
She’ll be ridin’ six white horses when she comes (whoa back)
She’ll be ridin’ six white horses
She’ll be ridin’ six white horses
She’ll be ridin’ six white horses when she comes
(Whoa back)
(Yee-haw)
And we’ll all go out to greet her when she comes (yo, what’s up?)
Yeah, we’ll all go out to greet her when she comes (yo, what’s up?)
Oh, we’ll all go out to greet her
Yeah, we’ll all go out to greet her
We’ll all go out to greet her when she comes
(Yo, what’s up?)
(Whoa back)
(Yee-haw)
The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round
Round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town
The doors on the bus go open and shut
Open and shut
Open and shut
The doors on the bus go open and shut
All through the town
Down by the Station
Down by the station
Early in the morning
See the little puffer bellies
All in a row
See the station master
Turn the little handle
Chug, chug, puff, puff.
Off they go.
Down by the station
Early in the morning
See the shiny train cars
All in a row
DANCE PARTY!
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP!
Go on a virtual Rolling Classroom field trip by watching these fun and educational videos. Meet a bus driver, tour Intercity Transit’s maintenance facility, and sing along to an original song and video about riding the Intercity Transit bus written and performed by a Timberland Regional Library staff member! Videos
ART PROJECT!
Color your own Intercity Transit bus!
LEARN HOW TO RIDE THE BUS!
Learn how to ride the bus with this fun activity page.
And here’s some T-Rex Tips for Riding the Bus- staring T-Rex!
For older children, riding the Intercity Transit bus gives you independence. Once you know how to ride the bus, there’s no more waiting for your parents to give you a ride. Bus travel is one of the safest ways to get around our community, and it’s free! Take the bus to the library, to after school activities, to work, to sports practice, or even to school.
Here’s a link to a map of youth friendly destinations you can get to by the Intercity Transit bus! Map
BOOKS TO READ TOGETHER
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don’t own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn’t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty—and fun—in their routine and the world around them .This energetic ride through a bustling city highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share, and comes to life through Matt de la Pena’s vibrant text and Christian Robinson’s radiant illustrations. #1 New York Times Bestseller, Winner of the Newbery Medal, A Caldecott Honor Book, A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book.
Find the Library book HERE.
If You Give a Girl a Bike by Hayley Diep
This book features fearless girls mountain biking, skateboarding, rock climbing, and surfing. There are fun stickers to go alongside it. 10% of proceeds are donated to select nonprofits to get more girls outside.
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