A free, 35-minute kindergarten lesson where children retell Rally Takes the Train in order. They hear the story, sort beginning, middle and end on a class chart, connect it to a real train trip, then order three picture cards with a partner. Includes printable cards, a checklist and a family note.

A free, 35-minute kindergarten SEL lesson about fear and courage. Children name how Rally feels in the dark tunnel and how they know, rate feelings on a 3-color feelings thermometer, practice balloon breathing, then draw a time they were brave on a brave badge. Includes printables, a checklist and a family note.

A free, 40-minute kindergarten math lesson built on a train picture book. Children count train cars and windows, build cube trains to match number cards from 1 to 20, then line up two trains to compare them as greater than, less than or equal. Includes counting mats, a compare sheet, a checklist and a family note.

A free, 40-minute kindergarten lesson on position words and simple maps. Children use the book's pictures to learn above, below, beside, in front of, behind and next to, look at the real train route on a map, then place cut-out scenes on a picture map of Rally's trip. Includes a rail safety talk.

A free, 40-minute kindergarten science lesson where children push and pull a toy train to see how strength and direction change its motion. They hear Rally Takes the Train, learn how real engines are turned, then design a bumper or ramp that steers the train toward a station. Includes recording sheets and a family note.

A free, 35-minute kindergarten phonological awareness lesson built on the rhymes in Rally Takes the Train. Children hear the teacher model rhyme, judge rhyme pairs with thumbs up or down, match picture rhyme cards and produce new rhymes, including silly nonsense words. All tasks are oral. Includes cards and a family note.

A free, 40-minute kindergarten informational text lesson. Children hear a real train museum guide read aloud, ask and answer questions about key details, match photos to words, and compare Rally's red train car to an old streetcar. The class writes three questions for a real museum. Includes an I-spy sheet, compare sheet and family note.