Welcome to my Preschool Train Theme! In my daycare trains is a big favorite! I hope you will find train ideas here that your child will love.
Books
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Songs, Poems, Stories, & Fingerplays
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
Puff, puff, toot, toot, off we go
Engine On The Track
Here is the engine on the track (hold up thumb)
Here is the coal car, just in back (pointer)
Here is the box car to carry freight (middle)
Here is the mail car. Don't be late. (ring)
Way back here at the end of the train. (little)
Rides the caboose through the sun and rain.
I've Been Working On The Railroad
I've been working on the railroad,
All the live-long day.
I've been working on the railroad,
Just to pass the time away.
Can't you hear the whistle blowing,
Rise up so early in the morn,
Can't you hear the captain shouting,
"Dinah, blow your horn."
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow, your horn?
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow, your horn.
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah,
Someone's in the kitchen, I know,
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah,
Strummin; on the old banjo.
Singing
Fee-fi-fiddle-ee-i-o,
Fee-fi-fiddle-ee-i-o-o-o-o
Fee-fi-fiddle-ee-i-o,
Strummin' on the old banjo.
Arts & Crafts
Train Whistle
What You Need:
Toilet Paper Tubes
Wax Paper
Rubber Band
Paint
They simply decorate a toilet paper tube with paint. Then you punch a hole about a half-inch down the tube. Finally put a circle of wax paper over one end secure it with a rubber band. Now your children can pretend to be a train and make whisle like noises (sounds more like a kazoo)
Shape Train
What You Need:
Paper
Paste
Paint
Have your children cut two circles, one triangle, one large square, and one rectangle from the paper. They can then add the circles to the bottom of the square and the rectangle standing up on top of the square and the triangle pointy end to the square. Then let your children paint their train. This makes a cute train and lets your children see how different shapes can go together to form a unique shape.
Theme Ideas
Make a Child Train
Have young children to make a human train, choo-choo-ing around the classroom or playground. In advance, you might draw chalk tracks for the train to follow. Teach students these traditional whistle signals:
--Stop: one short toot
--Go: two long toots
--Stop at the next station: three short toots
Have children line up, each with his/her hands resting on the waist of the person in front. Let children take turns being the engineer, riding in the front car, or the locomotive. The engineer can wear a cap, and use the whistle to signal the rest of the cars to stop, go, or get ready to stop at the next station.
Links
Train Theme and Activities - Child Care Lounge
Train Activities & Fun Ideas for Kids - ChildFun
Train Theme Activities and Printables - Kidsparkz
Train Theme - Child's Play
Preschool Train Theme - Everything Preschool
The Polar Express Train Unit - Teaching Heart
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