Theme — Trains:

Books
Engine, Engine, Number Nine by Stephanie Calmenson
Bear on the Train by Julie Lawson
Chugga-chugga Choo-choo by Kevin Lewis
Bebop Express by H. L. Panahi
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
All aboard! by Mary Lyn Ray
Jiggle joggle jee by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
Clickety clack by Robert Spence III
I Love Trains! by Philemon Sturges

Poems/Fingerplays
Down by the Station
Here is the Engine
This is a Choo Choo Train
Train (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Train (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

Songs
Find many train themed songs on these CDs from the Canton Public Library:
Cars, Boats, Trains, Planes
Most Amazing Truck, Train & Plane Songs
Come Ride Along with Me by James Coffey
All Aboard by John Denver
Cars, Trucks and Trains by Jane Lawliss Murphy
Train Songs & Other Tracks by Kevin Roth

Activities

• Crafts
  • Train Shapes
    Cut out construction paper shapes into the shape of a train (rectangle - boiler, triangle - cow catcher, square - engineer's cabin, upside down triangle - funnel, 3 circles - wheels). Have the children glue together. Add cotton on for smoke.
  • Milk Carton Caboose
    Rinse out milk carton (pint, quart, or half gallon). Press the top flap down and tape shut. Use white paper and tape to wrap the carton. Cut four circles from cardboard and cover the circles with foil. Glue these onto the sides of the carton for wheels. Use markers to add windows and doors to the train.
• Active Play
  • Train Cars
    Use one large cardboard box per child. Cut top and bottom off. Make shoulder straps from heavy ribbon. Let them paint their own train cars. Use small painted paper plates for the wheels. Line them up and let them march and sing "Workin on the railroad."
  • Train Station
    Set up chairs in rows like on a train and maybe a table where you buy tickets. Bring in some suitcases. Make passports and get them stamped.