Toddler Story Time: Trains

Even though my "little boy" is now 12 years old, his eyes still twinkle when his younger cousins or neighbors come to our house and ask him to help them build a train track on our playroom floor. The wooden tracks and metal trains we bought him for Christmases and birthdays when he was 3, 4, and 5 years old are still well-loved toys in our house! I honestly don't think it is a love many boys out-grow, as my dad and his older brother are still model train enthusiasts! 

Two summers ago we were able to take a train along the coast of Washington state, and it was a marvelous way to travel! I don't know who of our family was most excited to be at a real train station and traveling on a real train! It was a great memory to make together. I loved it as much as my little conductor did!

So this edition of Story Time is dedicated to the train-lover in all of us! All aboard!
Today's Books:
How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton; Illustrated by John Rocco


Shark vs Train by Chris Barton and Tom Lichtenheld


Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise Brown

Today's Videos:
Kids Love Trains
I've been working on the railroad by Miss Nina
Blue Zoo Train by Choo Choo Soul

Until next time, keep reading!

Toddler Story Time - Trains

Today's story time was all about TRAINS!! As children came in we watched a video of steam trains chugging along the railroad tracks to get us in the mood.  First we read Might Machines: Trains using the ACTIVboard projector so everyone could see.  We learned all about trains - from tracks to cars to conductors.  Then we heard Miss Nina sing "I've been working on the railroad" while we marched in our story area in a line like a train.  I heard lots of trains sounds like "chug-a-chug-a" and "whoo-whoo" as we rounded the bends! Next we read the book Shark vs Train by Chris Barton & Tom Lichtenheld where 2 boys used their imaginations to decide which was better. It all depended on what they were trying to do, but I think we decided that both sharks and trains are pretty fun to play with in the end. After sitting to listen we stood up to join the Choo Choo Soul group sing, dance, and clap to the ABCs. Finally, we settled in to hear our last story Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise Brown.  That was a favorite of my little boy when he was younger and loved to play with trains all day!  We ended with our good bye song, and went off to enjoy the rest of our day! I loved seeing some of the same faces, as well as many new friends too!  (I even had my nephew join us on my iPad through FaceTime to listen to all the fun!) Until next time!