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Tap Tap Buses

Submitted by Mary on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 12:51pm

I loved these buses and knew that I had to make a place for them when we were studying Haiti. I was also very happy to find a lesson in the School Arts magazine that gave some suggestions on how to make a simple shape of a Tap Tap bus.

To introduce this project I read the book Tap-Tap which is just a great story. The book is about a little girl named Sasifi who longs to ride a tap-tap, a truck that carries passengers and their belongings in rural Haiti. The book combines rich storytelling, humorous illustrations and funny moments and its brisk pace will keep your students engaged. I have a background in literacy development and read alouds are great ways to model and increase language development in the classroom setting.

Tap taps are gaily painted buses or pick-up trucks that serve as share taxis in Haiti. I found some you tube videos that actually showed the busses being painted and a lot of the art work resembles graffiti art so my older kids really were impressed by the art work.

Tags: 
Haiti
multicultural

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