I’m not sure where this rhyme came from. It is from one of the old flannel boards that was sitting in our workroom that I remade. Given that this rhyme is short it works really well with babies.
Here comes the choo-choo train,
Puffing down the track.
First comes the engine,
The caboose is in back.
Now the bell is ringing,
Now the bell is ringing,
Now the whistle blows.
What a lot of noise it makes everywhere it goes.
Melissa at Mel’s desk posted this rhyme. She also included her pattern for the pieces. I used her pattern when I made this set. This is an easy one to use with toddler who like to help manipulate the pieces. I like that there is the the technical names for the different train cars. It is a great way to expose children to vocabulary.
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack,
Here comes the train on the railroad track!
Clickety-clack, clickety-clunn,
Here comes engine number one.
Clickety-clew, clickety-clew,
Here comes coal car number two.
Clickety-clee, clickety-clee,
Here comes box car number three.
Clickety-clore, clickety-clore
Here comes tank car number four.
Clickety-clive, clickety-clive
Here comes coach car number five.
Clickety-clicks, clickety-clicks
Here’s the caboose, that’s number six.
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack,
There goes the train on the railroad track!
Choo-choooooooooo! Goodbye!
This was on the first flannel boards I had done that included embroidery work. I had seen Katie’s over at Storytime Katie and loved it so I naturally had to do it do. All of the little details really make the train stand out. There is a link to the train pattern on her page.
This little train, painted black,
Keeps us chugging down the track,
With a choo, choo, clicky-clack, hear the whistle blow,
This little train goes rolling home.
This little train, painted gray,
Takes us places far away,
With a choo, choo, clicky-clack, hear the whistle blow,
This little train goes rolling home.
This little train, painted white,
Keeps things cold both day and night,
With a choo, choo, clicky-clack, hear the whistle blow,
This little train goes rolling home.
This little train, painted blue,
It has seats for me and you,
With a choo, choo, clicky-clack, hear the whistle blow,
This little train goes rolling home.
This little train, painted green,
Rolls on by the field and stream,
With a choo, choo, clicky-clack, hear the whistle blow,
This little train goes rolling home.
This little train, painted red,
Is where the engineer goes to bed,
With a choo, choo, clicky-clack, hear the whistle blow,
This little train goes rolling home.
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