Trains (All Things that Go Series ) Updated

Trains
(All things that go series)

READ: Books

Big Choo By Stephen Shaskan
Freight Train By Donald Crews
I Love Trains By Philemon Sturges
The Little Red Caboose Adapted By Kristen Depken (step into reading book)
 Sleep Train By Jonathan London
ABC Train By Thomas Burns
Dog Train by Sandra Boyton 
Chugga Chugga Choo Choo By Kevin Lewis
Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night By Brianna Caplan Sayres
The Goodnight Train By June Sobel
Subway By Anastasia Suen
The Little Train By Lois Lenski
Steam Train, Dream Train 1,2,3 By Sherri Duskey  Rinker
Trains By Byron Barton
The Little Engine That Could By Watty Piper
Steam Train, Dream Train By Sherri Duskey Rinker
Beep, Beep, Maisy By Lucy Cousins
Trains By Gail Gibbons
Count on the Subway By Paul Dubois Jacobs  
I'm Fast By Kate McMullan 
 And the Train Goes by William Bee
A Train Goes Clickety-Clack by Jonathan London
Thomas The Train Series (too many to list) By Rev. W Awdry 

SONGS/RHYMES 

Action Rhyme: 
“This Is a Choo-Choo Train”
 
This is a choo choo train
Puffing down the track
Now it’s going forward,
Now it’s going back,
Now the bell is ringing
Now the whistle blows
What a lot of noise it makes
Everything it goes.
Credit: SurLaLune Storytime & Storytime Katie


Fingerplay: “This Little Train”
 
The little train ran up the track (run fingers up arm)
Toot, toot, toot (make train noises)
And then it came toot-tooting back (run fingers down arm)
Toot, toot, toot (make train noises)
Credit: SurLaLune Storytime & Storytime Katie

Freight Train Pieces Template Printable FREE from Kiz.club.com

 Flannel Board Rhyme  (Use with Above Freight Train Pieces)

Clickety-clack, clickety-clack,
Here comes the train on the railroad track!
Clickety-clunn, clickety-clunn,
Here comes ENGINE number one.
Clickety-clew, clickety-clew,
Here comes COAL CAR number two.
Clickety-clee, clickety-clee,
Here comes BOX CAR number three.
Clickety-clore, clickety-clore,
Here comes TANK CAR number four.
Clickety-clive, clickety-clive,
Here comes COACH CAR number five.
Clickety-clicks, clickety-clicks,
Here’s the CABOOSE, that’s number six.
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack,
There goes the train on the railroad track!
Choo-choooooooo! Goodbye!

Credit: SurLaLune Storytime: & Storytime Katie 

Flannel Board

Credit SurLaLune Storytime: & Storytime Katie 

This Little Train
(Sung to: “This Old Man”)

This little train, painted black
It comes chugging down the track
With a “Choo-choo; Toot-toot”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home.
This little car painted blue
It has seats for me and you
With a “Choo-choo; Toot-toot”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home.
This little car painted yellow
It shimmies and shakes like a bowl of jello
With a “Choo-choo; Toot-toot”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home.
This little car, painted green
It’s the fanciest car you’ve seen,
With a “Choo-choo; Toot-toot”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home.
This caboose; it is red
It will take you home to bed
With a “Choo-choo; Toot-toot”
Hear the whistle blow
This little train goes chugging home.

 Song: “Down By the Station”
 
Down the station
Early in the morning
See the little pufferbellies
All in a row
See the station master
Turn his little handle
Puff, puff, toot, toot!
Off we go! 

Credit:My Career & Written down lyrics to Storytime Katie

Engine, engine Number Nine,
Running on Chicago Line.
If she's polished how she'll shine,
Engine, engine Number Nine. 
Credit: Childcarelounge.com

Choo- Choo Train...
 
This is a choo-choo train, (Bend arms at elbows)
Puffing down the track. (Rotate forearms in rhythm)
Now it's going forward, (Push arms forward, continue motion)
Now is going back. (Pull arms back using same motion)
Now the bell is ringing. (Pull cord with closed fist)
Now the whistle blows. (Hold fist near mouth and blow Toot, Toot)
What alot of noise it makes. (Cover ears with hands)
Everywhere it goes. (Stretch out arms)
 Credit: Childcarelounge.com

A peanut sat on a railroad track
His heart was all a flutter.
Around the bend came number ten
Choo, choo, peanut butter.  
Credit: Childcarelounge.com

CHUG, CHUG, CHUG
Tune:  “Jingle Bells”
Chug, chug, chug; chug, chug, chug,
Chugging down the track.
See our little choo-choo train
Chugging down and back.
We are cars – all lined up,
Chugging just like so.
Hear our whistle toot-toot-toot
As down and back we go.

 Credit Preschool Express 

EXPLORE/CRAFT/PLAY:

Train Number Games and Worksheets for Pre-k and Up

Train Number Puzzle Toddlers &Up

Train ideas and Printables 

Train Color Sorting Activity

Use Linking Cubes or Blocks and make Pattern Trains

Cut out a small or large locomotive template for the kids to color and then just put construction paper squares or rectangles after it to make a number or letter name train. Train wheels and window template if needed

Freight Train Sponge Painting Activity  

Freight Train Book Block building Activity

Printable Train Lap book and other worksheets 

Train Themed Number Line Printable  

Train Preschool Pack Printables FREE from Teacher's Notebook