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Snowflake Number Train Game for Kids

Learning to count can be such fun when you include a little snow and trains!  This month we’re featuring the classic book The Little Engine that Could for our Virtual Book Club for Kids book of the month.  I’m sharing with you a train game to encourage your child to learn their numbers with a winter spin.  Grab your snowflakes and it’s all aboard!

Snowflake Number Train Game for Kids to help word on number recognition and one to one correspondence with your preschooler.

 

Winter Themed Number Train Game 

There’s is something quite magical about children and and their interest in trains.  This winter create this playful snowflake train game for your child to help them learn to count one to one and recognize their numbers.  Here’s what you will need…

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Materials Needed 

 

 


Grab the Book The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper on Amazon

Take a moment and read the featured book of the book.  The Little Engine That Could is an fun and inspirational favorite, and the Little Blue Engine’s rallying mantra “I think I can–I think I can” will keep your child motivated for a lifetime in the inner thoughts of every child who reads those words.

Directions for Number Train Game 
 

1. Cut out 10 rectangles using a plain sheet of paper or solid color.  Make them approximately 2×4 inches.

 

2. Use patterned scrapbook paper or different color to cut out 20 small circles for train wheels.

 
3. Use pattern scrapbook paper to cut out numbers for trains.  You can also just use the marker to write the numbers with your child.
 
My 5 year old preschooler assembled her train all on her own by glueing down the wheel pieces and number pieces.
 
 
Activity Extensions: 
 
Younger children would need assistance and perhaps reduce the numbers you use from 1-5.  Older kids could even work on counting by tens, fives or even have multiplication problems on the train.  The other option is to start to load in parts to begin to discuss odd and even numbers if you have two different colors or styles of snowflakes.
 
4. Once your train is dry it’s time to play the snowflake train game!  Encourage your child to line up all of the trains in number order.
 
 
5. Place the snowflakes onto each train to match the number on the train.  Keep playing until all the train cars have the correct number of snowflakes.

 

Additional Train Activities for Kids

 

Watch the Video of The Little Engine that Could  when you are done on youtube.
 
Snowflake Number Train Game for Kids to help word on number recognition and one to one correspondence with your preschooler.

 

 

Train Themed Activities for Kids from the Virtual Book Club for Kids 

 
Train Themed Activities for Kids from the Virtual Book Club for Kids
 
 

The Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring activities to go with the book The Little Engine that Could.  Take a moment to visit their sites and be inspired by their train themed activities for your child.  Next month on 2/1 we’ll be featuring the book The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss.  Will you join us?
Be sure to share your Train themed ideas on our Virtual Book Club for Kids facebook page! 

 

Click here to see the other books featured at our Virtual Book Club for Kids

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About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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  2. Doreen Steinbock says

    Directly out my preschool classroom window, runs two train tracks. The children are love watching them and stop what they are doing to watch them pass by. I know they will enjoy many of your train activities. Thanks for sharing!

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