Pack Rally's Suitcase: A Sorting and Counting to 5 Lesson for Preschool and Pre-K
A free, 30-minute preschool and Pre-K math lesson where children help Rally the Corgi pack. They hear pages 1 and 2 of Rally Takes the Train, sort picture cards of toys, clothes and snacks on a suitcase mat, then count up to 5 items into a suitcase and say how many. Includes printables and a family note.
Choo-Choo Chant: Train Rhyming and Syllable Clapping Activities for Preschool and Pre-K
A free, 30-minute preschool and Pre-K phonological awareness lesson. Children hear the rhymes in Rally Takes the Train, say whether two words rhyme, finish rhyming lines out loud, then clap the syllables of train words like sta-tion and lo-co-mo-tive while chugging as a class train. Includes rhyme picture cards and a family note.
Brave Like Rally: A Feelings and Courage Lesson for Preschool and Pre-K
A free, 30-minute preschool and Pre-K social emotional lesson. Children name excited, scared and happy from Rally's faces in Rally Takes the Train, practice three calming tools (a big breath, holding a hand, looking for the light), then walk through a play tunnel with a flashlight saying "I can be brave." Includes printables and a family note.
Ramp Races for Preschool: A Train STEM Activity About What Makes a Train Go
A free, 30-minute preschool and Pre-K/TK science lesson where children find out what makes a toy train go. They hear the train start and slow in Rally Takes the Train, learn how real engines are turned and stopped, then race trains down low and high ramps and circle which one went farther.
All Aboard! A Train Station Dramatic Play Lesson for Preschool and Pre-K
A free, 35-minute preschool and Pre-K/TK lesson that turns your dramatic play area into a train station. Children hear Rally board the train and meet Mr. Conductor, learn about real train and museum jobs, then take turns as conductor, passenger, ticket seller and helper while using polite words.
Our Class Train Museum: A Pretend Museum Lesson for Preschool and Pre-K
A free, 40-minute preschool and Pre-K/TK lesson where children build a pretend train museum. They compare Rally's red train car with a historic car from a real museum guide, choose toy trains and pictures to display, dictate museum labels, then take turns as junior docents telling visitors about one object.