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Trains: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Winter · December, January

One week on trains for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (3 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 5 materials, “Simple Simon” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter T.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “Where would you go on a train?”
  4. Sing: Simple Simon.
  5. Read: The Red Bus (level 1).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • The Red Bus (level 1, free on peabody.kids): A ride with stops along the way, like a train.
  • Dex on the Bus (level 3, free on peabody.kids): Going places.
  • The Big Truck (level 2, free on peabody.kids): Something big that pulls.
  • Go, Go, Go (read aloud, level 4): A read-aloud: going and moving.

Craft: Box train

You need (5): small boxes or paper rectangles, paper circles (wheels), crayons, glue stick, yarn.

  1. Glue wheels on each car.
  2. Color the engine and the cars.
  3. Join them in a line with yarn.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Simple Simon

The words

Simple Simon met a pieman, Going to the fair; Said Simple Simon to the pieman, "Let me taste your ware."

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Banana Sushi from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Flour tortillas → corn tortillas; Peanut butter → sunflower seed butter.

Letter pack

TtT is for train. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace T and t once, then find T in the room and in the book.

Outside: Train line

Hands on shoulders, the whole room is a train. Chug slow, chug fast, stop at the station, through the tunnel (under a blanket).

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.