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Freight Train Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Published: Nov 26 · This post may contain affiliate links

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This week for the Virtual Book Club for Kids we are revisiting one of our favorite themes Transportation and the classic children's picture book Freight Train by Donald Crews. There is something about transportation that inspires children, from cars to trains, to boats and planes this is one of the most popular preschool and toddler themes.

Transportation themed activities and crafts for toddlers and preschoolers based on the classic children's book Freight Train by Donald Crews.

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  • Freight Train by Donald Crews
  • Transportation Songs for Preschool
    • The Train Song
    • Train Song: Choo Choo Train
    • I've Been Working on the Railroad
  • Transportation Week Plan for Preschoolers
  • Transportation Themed Activities
  • Join our Virtual Book Club for Kids Community
  • More Transportation and Train Themed Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
  • More Transportation and Train Themed Activities
  • Pin these Freight Train Themed Activities for Toddler and Preschoolers to do Later

Freight Train by Donald Crews

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This classic children's storybook Freight Train by Donald Crews is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. For those children that are excited about trains it introduces the different types of carriages that a freight train has and for those that aren't as interested in trains, it's a great book to look at colors as each of the carriages is a different color.

If you haven't managed to get hold of it this year then check out it being read aloud below to share with your preschooler

In addition, we have some other Transportation Books for Preschoolers we recommend below!

Transportation Songs for Preschool

You may like to add some songs and dance this week, check out our fun songs below and get moving and singing.

The Train Song

Train Song: Choo Choo Train

I've Been Working on the Railroad

Take a moment to explore trains with this Steam Train Tour.

Transportation Week Plan for Preschoolers

Each week we provide a simple plan of activities for you and your preschoolers to do together. Although we don't have a specific schedule the one shown below works really well if you are planning a full week.

If not you can always carry out the activities on a single day or across a couple.

structured weekly schedule for the virtual book club for kids
Transportation Week Activity Plan for Preschoolers

Transportation Themed Activities

Freight Train Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

A week of transportation themed activities for your child inspired by the book Freight Train by Donald Crews

Photo Credit: toddlerapproved.com

Easy DIY Paper Train Table for Kids

Create your own DIY Train Table for hours of fun with your child for transportation week!

Photo Credit: rainydaymum.co.uk

Freight Train Counting Game for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Build your own train and then play these train themed math activities based on the book Freight Train by Donald Crews.

For more hands on math, explore these train themed math games.

Photo Credit: toddlerapproved.com

Alphabet Train Matching Activity for Kids {Donald Crews Virtual Book Club Blog Hop}

A special train themed alphabet matching activity for hands on letter fun for little ones interested in learning more about the alphabet!

Photo Credit: theeducatorsspinonit.com

Train Snack Idea for Preschoolers

It’s SNACK TIME! We created a simple train for snack time.  Just using 3 ingredients, cheese, grapes and carrots.

Photo Credit: theeducatorsspinonit.com

Fingerprint Train Ornament for Kids For Your Christmas Tree

This fingerprint train ornament is so adorable and inspired by one of our favorite train books! If your child loves TRAINS, come see how much fun this train ornament is to make!

For hands on art fun, create this moving Train Ride Craft with Recycled Cardboard

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Transportation themed activities and crafts for toddlers and preschoolers based on the classic children's book Freight Train by Donald Crews.

Love to read and connect learning and creativity with popular books. Then come and join our Virtual Book Club for Kids community and be inspired and kept up to date with all of the themes and activities.

There are two ways to join us - the first if you are on Facebook come and join our Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids Facebook Group with 10,000+ other parents, educators and carers connecting books and learning through hands-on play and activities. To join just click on the button below.

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More Transportation and Train Themed Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Sometimes it can be difficult to find the featured book at your local bookstore or library, or you just want to add some extra books to your week's book basket and selection so we provide some other favourite books on the theme that can be used instead of or as well as the featured book.

This week's featured book is Freight Train by Donald Crews - the rest of the books will be popular storybook based on the theme of transportation and not just trains.

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper

The Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

Thomas the Tank Engine by  Reverend W Awdry

Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker

More Transportation and Train Themed Activities

Here are even more, activities, crafts and recipes based on the weekly theme to inspire you to connect and create with books.

Alphabet Train- Teach Beside Me

Freight Train Name Craft - Clare's Little Tots

Transportation I SPY & Graph Printable - School Time Snippets

Train Track Card Game for Preschoolers - Preschool Powol Packets

Transportation Playdough Mat - The Moments at Home

Transport Sand & Water Play - My Bored Toddler

Chocolate Train Cookies - Inspiration Laboratories

Freight Train Drawing Prompt - My Storytime Corner

Geometric Shapes Train - Mama Smiles

Color Freight Train - 3 Dinosaurs

Shape Train Matching Activity - Toddler Approved

Freight Train Counting Games - Inspiration Laboratories

Learning your name Freight Train - Growing Book by Book

Paper Train Tutorial - The Educators' Spin On It

Here are a few more Transportation themed weekly plans for previous weeks!

Polar Express Book Cover featuring Book Activities for Kids
Transportation Weekly Activity Plan featuring The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk
Little Blue Truck's Christmas book with Christmas Tree Themed Activities

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