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Educational Resources
Transportation
Theme
Railroad (Train)
Train Books
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Little
Engine That Could Lesson ideas, activities, songs, links, books,
printables: word family train printable, train tracer (Engine, Box Car,
Tank Car, and Caboose), etc. (The printables you will need to trace
part of the outline.)
Train Sound
Hear a train whiste @
Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad.
Train / Railroad Photos
Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
(In the state of Washington.)
Train Whistle Woodcraft
Make
your own Train Whistle
Dramatic Play
Chair Train
Place chairs in a row.
Have the person in the
back wear a conductors hat (a hat). Have the conductor say where
the train will go and stop. Sing a train (or
railroad) song as you
walk across the room or say, "chugga-chugga, choo, choo...", ...
One person can use color signal flags to guide the train.
Physical Education Activity
People Train
Make a train using people. Have the person in the
back wear a conductors hat (a hat). Have the conductor say where
the train will go and stop. Sing a train (or
railroad) song as you
walk across the room or say, "chugga-chugga, choo, choo...", ...
One person can use color signal flags to guide the train.
Railroad Color Signal
Flags Craft
Make flags using construction paper. Tape them onto chopsticks or
staple them on straws.
Red - Stop
White - Go
Green - Go slowly - caution!
Music
I've Been
Working on the Railroad
In the CD,"Silly Favorites", it has a song called "A Peanut Sat on a
Railroad Track".
There are other versions without music at: A Peanut
Sat and Travel
(it has
action to go with the song).
You can go to NIEHS:
Lyrics & Music: Polly Wolly Doodle All Day to hear the music.
Down By
the Station
Printables Activities
Language Arts
Kizclub: ABC's
Printable Activities: Alphabet Train
Math
Train Number
Game @ Bry-Back Manor Put the train cars in the correct order (1-5).
KidZone: Train What
Comes Next Math Activity Worksheet (1-9)
Art & Coloring Pages
Cog Railway: Kids
Color
by number (train) and coloring pages.
Free Kids
Coloring Book Pages: Transportation Trains
Learn to
Draw A Train @ All Gods Kids
Letter
Tt @ Enchanted Learning (train)
Crafts
Danielle's
Place: Train Craft Train patterns.
Miscellaneous Links
All-Gauge Model Railroading
Page
Bry-Back
Manor Activity Sheets Help the Train (maze)
Debbie's Unit
Factory - August Links: Transportation and The Underground Railroad
Harriet
Tubman and The Underground Railroad for Children
Learn to use Railroad
Hand, Color and Lantern Signals @ All-Gauge Model Railroading
The
All-Gauge Model Railroading Page This
site has railroad-related activities and a challenging little game.
Site also features free downloadable paper/card kits: one is a set of
Holiday themes, another a set that produces high-detail miniature
buildings.
Train USA
Trains.com Articles about
railroading, rail travel, kids trains, and more.