Today I’m over at Train Up a Child, guest posting an activity I’m really excited about: Word Family Freight Yard! This is a great way to combine reading practice with train play. I’ve shared several fun variations, so you’re sure to find an activity to match your little engineer’s reading level.
After you read the post over at Train Up a Child — and have a good, long look at all of the amazing activities Allison writes about there! — you may also be interested in our Railroad Word Crash Train Reading Game. It’s a great way to get a child excited about playing with words and trains together as a warm up to playing Word Family Freight Yard.
Hi, I'm Jessica! While playing trains for the last several years, my Little Engineer and I have had a lot of fun and learned so much together. I'm excited to share our discoveries with other people who have kids who love trains in their lives.
I just cannot say enough good things about this activity!!! I have it pinned and set aside to do with my Engineer over the summer, as well as with my preschool kiddos during the next school year! Thanks for linking up with Stress-Free Sunday last weekend!
Thanks, Mary Catherine! I can’t wait to hear how your Engineer and the preschoolers like the activity.
Love this! You constantly amaze me with what you can do with toy trains :). Thank you for sharing it at the Kids CoOp. I’ll be featuring this post as part of my Reading roundup. xo Pauline
Wow, thanks, Pauline!! I’m often kind of amazed at how much there is to learn with toy trains, too. 🙂