Once Upon a Book ~ The Little Train

This Little Train
by Pamela Schiller

Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text show a little train with cars of various colors "rockin' on down the track."

Circle Time

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 for 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 train car you've ever seen,
With a "Choo-choo; Toot-toot"
Hear the whistle blow
this little train goes chugging home.

This little car; it is grey
It takes you places far away
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.

Language

All Aboard the Reading Train: Print, color and cut out the Train Engine. Now make a bunch of rectangle train cars with wheels to add to your 'Reading Train'. As you read a book, add a 'book car' to the train on the wall and see how many books it takes to go around the room.

Math/Snack

Train Steam Puff Counting: Go to Teaching My Little Bookworm for directions on how to make this fun counting activity

Art

Box Train: Get a big box that your LO can sit in and have them decorate it to be a train. You can also decorate a few shoe boxes and attach them together with yarn and your LO can take their dolls or stuffed animals around on a train ride.

For more train activities go to Book Worms Book Nook for a Freight Train book lesson plan.

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