On This Train
By Michael Levine
Lyrics:
On this train you're gonna have fun
There is love all around you
Oh, this train will come when you call
Let it guide you home
Open the door
Step inside
Ring the bell
And wave goodbye
Let's all go on a magical ride
We're going to the ______ (1. zoo; 2. park)
Activities:
Egg Shaker Song (Sit down): Listen to the song on the CD and shake your shakers or other instruments while singing.
Direction Dance with Egg Shakers (Stand up): Sing this song a cappella, without the CD, so you can sing the choruses together and take suggestions for where to go next before each verse, such as the zoo, the park, school, Grandmaās house, even go to the moon!
Choruses: Walk around in a circle, shake your eggs and sing the chorus.
Verses: Step forward for āstep inside.ā Shake your egg up high for āring the bell.ā Wave the egg side to side for āwave goodbye.ā Shake to the beat for the rest of the verse and sing āweāre going to _____ (the place you chose).ā For variety, you can change directions (āThe park - thatās in the other direction!ā), go slower (āThatās uphillā and pretend to strain) or go faster (āThatās downhillā or āI canāt wait ā letās hurry up!ā).
Transportation: Take this opportunity to learn about other modes of transportation, and ask for suggestions, such as trains, planes, cars, wagons, spaceships, rockets, helicopters, buses, skateboards, scooters, motorcycles, bicycles, etc. Sing, āIn this car, youāre gonna have fun,ā etc.
Coloring Page & Sheet Music
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