Mindful Monday: Week 3 Lesson Plans

This week is all about Trains.  This was a nice smooth transition from cars and trucks and buses thanks to our day trip to San Francisco yesterday, which included a ride on both buses and trains.  I plan on keeping the train sets out (He has three - the Plan Toys Road and Rail (wooden), a Fisher-Price Geo-Trax set, and a legos track for a lego Thomas train) the whole week.  Here's our general plan:


Monday: Follow up on our Transportation Fun in San Francisco, playing tourist on the way to the park, read a great detailed book about different kinds of trains, learn a song about drivers of different forms of transportation, and play with various train sets.


Tuesday: Picnic lunch and a working small scale steam engine.


Wednesday: Shapes train and Train Books.


Thursday: Co-op day and grocery shopping day - no curriculum


Friday: Measuring vehicle sizes, making train whistles, and painting signs that allow trains and cars to interact.

For more detailed lesson plans for the whole theme so far, click on this link.