Summer Reading Club 2008: Read All Over the Map
Sub Theme: I’ve Been Reading on the Railroad Week Two
Title: Hear the Whistle Blow!!
Age: 3—5 years old
Duration: 1 hour
Submitted by: Cindy Burns, Fraser Valley Regional Library (Clearbrook Branch)
Materials/Supplies:
• Coloured paper
• Scissors and tape
• Felt marker
• Photocopies of nametag trains, train pieces and train cars to cut out
• Gluesticks and white glue
• Train colouring sheets
• Crayons
• Cotton balls
• Straws or chopsticks
• Red, white and green construction paper
Procedure:
Introduction & Welcome:
Explain to the children that the railroad in Canada runs from one coast to
the other. At one time, this railroad was the only way people could travel
across the country. What other ways do we have to travel now?
NametagsPrint image on coloured paper, cut out copies of train and print the
children’s names on the engine with a felt marker. Stick with tape to
create nametags. Train image is in the resource section.
Fingerplay:
The TrainChoo, Choo, Choo (slide hands together)
The train runs down the track (run fingers down arm)
And then it runs right back (run fingers up arm)
Fingerplay:
Choo-Choo TrainThis is a choochoo train
Bend arms at elbows
Puffing down the track
Rotate forearms in rhythm
Now it’s going forward
Rotate arms forward
Now it’s going back
Rotate arms backward
Now the bell is ringing
Pull pretend bell cord
Now the whistle blows
mouth and blow
What a lot of noise it makes
Cover ears with hands
Everywhere it goes
Stretch out arms
Craft:
Railroad Color Signal Flags
Make flags using construction paper. Use 8 ½ x 11 construction paper.
Tape one 8 ½” side onto chopsticks or staple the paper onto straws.
Red = Stop
White/yellow = Go
Green = Go slowly - caution!
Read the Book:
Clickety Clack by Rob and Amy Spence
Song and Action:
“Little Red Caboose” (adapted from original “Little Red Wagon”)
Turning the wheels in my little red caboose,
Turning the wheels in my little red caboose,
Turning the wheels in my little red caboose,
Havin’ so much fun!
Here come my friends in the little red caboose,
Here come my friends in the little red caboose,
Here come my friends in the little red caboose,
Havin’ so much fun!
Chugging down the tracks in my little red caboose,
Chugging down the tracks in my little red caboose,
Chugging down the tracks in my little red caboose,
Havin’ so much fun!
Go through a tunnel in my little red caboose,
Go through a tunnel in my little red caboose,
Go through a tunnel in my little red caboose,
Havin’ so much fun!
Blowin’ the whistle in my little red caboose,
Blowin’ the whistle in my little red caboose,
Blowin’ the whistle in my little red caboose,
Havin’ so much fun!
Craft:
Train Bookmark — Template is in the resource section
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Song:
Print out the train template. If printing in black and white, print on coloured
paper.
Cut out template pieces. Adults may need to help with the cutting
Glue face on front of train
Glue smokestack onto the top. Glue a cotton ball to the smokestack for
pretend smoke. Children can colour the cotton ball with gray or black felt.
Glue wheels on the botton of the train
Young children may have an easier time attaching the cars, cotton balls, etc. if
they glue everything to a background piece of construction paper.
Peanut Sat on the Railroad Track (sung to: Polly Wolly Doodle)
(Have your favorite puppet sing this song to the chidren)
Oh, the peanut sat on the railroad track
His heart was all a flutter
Along came the 615
Toot, toot, …peanut butter
Oh, the lemon sat on the railroad track
Her heart was all a flutter
Along came the 615
Toot, toot, …lemonade
Oh, the grapes sat on the railroad track
Their hearts were all a flutter
Along came the 615
Toot, toot, …jelly
Oh, the apples sat on the railroad track
Their hearts were all a flutter
Along came the 615
Toot, toot, …applesauce
Oh, the strawberry sat on the railroad track
Its heart was all a flutter
Along came the 615
Toot, toot, …berry jam
Read the Book:
Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo by Kevin Lewis
Song:
Ride, Ride, Ride the Train (sung to Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
(Have your favorite puppet lead the kids in this round song)
Ride, ride, ride the train
Quickly down the track
Clickety, clickety, clickey clack
When will you be back?
Action Song:
We All Go Traveling by Sheena Roberts.
Stand, sing and show children the actions that go along with the words
You could also create felt pieces to tell the story
I spy with my little eye
You can hear with your little ear
A yellow school bus goes beep-beep-beep
And we all go traveling by, bye-bye’
And we all go traveling by
I spy with my little eye
You can hear with your little ear
A bright red truck goes rumble-rumble-rumble
A yellow school bus goes beep-beep-beep
And we all go traveling by, bye-bye’
And we all go traveling by
I spy with my little eye
You can hear with your little ear
A long blue train goes chuff-chuff-chuff
A bright red truck goes rumble-rumble-rumble
A yellow school bus goes beep-beep-beep
And we all go traveling by, bye-bye’
And we all go traveling by
I spy with my little eye
You can hear with your little ear
A shiny pink bike goes ring-ring-ring
A long blue train goes chuff-chuff-chuff
A bright red truck goes rumble-rumble-rumble
A yellow school bus goes beep-beep-beep
And we all go traveling by, bye-bye’
And we all go traveling by
I spy with my little eye
You can hear with your little ear
A little green boat goes chug-a-lug-a-lug
A shiny pink bike goes ring-ring-ring
A long blue train goes chuff-chuff-chuff
A bright red truck goes rumble-rumble-rumble
A yellow school bus goes beep-beep-beep
And we all go traveling by, bye-bye’
And we all go traveling by
I spy with my little eye
You can hear with your little ear
A big white plane goes neeeeeeee-oww
A little green boat goes chug-a-lug-a-lug
A shiny pink bike goes ring-ring-ring
A long blue train goes chuff-chuff-chuff
A bright red truck goes rumble-rumble-rumble
A yellow school bus goes beep-beep-beep
And we all go traveling by, bye-bye’
And we all go traveling by
I spy with my little eye
You can hear with your little ear
A fast orange car goes vroom-vroom-vroom
A big white plane goes neeeeeeee-oww
A little green boat goes chug-a-lug-a-lug
A shiny pink bike goes ring-ring-ring
A long blue train goes chuff-chuff-chuff
A bright red truck goes rumble-rumble-rumble
A yellow school bus goes beep-beep-beep
And we all go traveling by, bye-bye’
And we all go traveling by
I spy with my little eye
You can hear with your little ear
Two purple shoes go tap-tap-tap
A fast orange car goes vroom-vroom-vroom
A big white plane goes neeeeeeee-oww
A little green boat goes chug-a-lug-a-lug
A shiny pink bike goes ring-ring-ring
A long blue train goes chuff-chuff-chuff
A bright red truck goes rumble-rumble-rumble
A yellow school bus goes beep-beep-beep
And we all go traveling by, bye-bye’
And we all go traveling by
And we all go traveling by, bye-bye’
And we all go traveling by (Wave Good-bye)
Fingerplay:
Down by the Station
Down by the station early in the morning
See the little train cars all in a row
Listen to the engineer pull the big whistle
Toot-toot, toot-toot! Off we go!!
Goodbye:
Wave ‘n’ Whistle Goodbye
Wave high
Wave low
I think it’s time
We gotta go
Wave your elbows
Wave your toes
Wave your tongue
And wave your nose
Wave your knees
Wave your lips
Blow a kiss
With fingertips
Wave your ears
Wave your hair
Wave your belly
And derriere
Wave to the train
Wave to the engineer
Pull the whistle cord
And shout “Whoooooooowhooooo!”
Wave your chin
Wave your eye
Wave your hand
And say goodbye!
Rob Reid.(adapted from original)
Colouring pages:
Train image for nametags:
Resources:
Books:
Clickety Clack by Rob and Amy Spence
Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo by Kevin Lewis
We All Go Traveling By by Sheena Roberts
Websites:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/transportation/mtrain.html
http://www.preschooleducation.com/sland.shtml
http://www.grandparentsmagazine.net/Coloring%20Pages/Transportation/locomot
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http://www.MyActivityMaker.com