“Elevator” explained in 4 pictures
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Children understand that an elevator is a vehicle inside a building that carries people to upper floors and lower floors, has doors and buttons, and should be used safely
💬 What Is an Elevator?
An elevator is inside a building. It carries people to upper floors and lower floors. You can move between floors without using the stairs.
🤔 Have you ever ridden an elevator? Where did you ride one?
💬 When the Door Opens, We Get In
An elevator has doors. When the doors open, we go inside. If someone is getting off, we let them come out first.
🤔 Where should we wait before the doors open?
💬 Buttons Tell the Elevator Which Floor to Go To
Inside an elevator, there are buttons. You press the button for the floor you want to go to. When you press the button, the elevator moves.
🤔 What are the buttons for?
💬 How the Box Moves Up and Down
An elevator is a room like a box. It moves through a straight passage inside a building. It can go up and down.