GROUP 5 Born 2017

Book: April 2021

THE LITTLE ENGINE THAt COULD

by Watty Piper (illustrated by Dan Santat)

A story about a train who uses positive

thinking and kindness to solve a problem.

Ask your child about how the train would feel at different
parts of the story, think about words like sad, happy, tired,
upset and disappointed.

As you share the story, can you and Pretend play

your child add sound effects for the is brilliant for
trains? learning.
This helps children to link words and sounds. Use furniture, cushions and
Can you add actions as you read? chairs to make your own train.
Toys and family members can
To get more tips on using sounds be passengers and you can
and actions in stories: even make paper tickets!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/sound-effects-story/
z6377nb

Watch Dolly Parton

read ‘The Little
Engine That Could’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9fv_
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Down at the Station

Down at the station, early in the morning,
See the little puffer trains, all in a row.
Here comes the driver to start up the engine,
Puff! Puff! Peep! Peep! Off we go!
Puff! Puff! Peep! Peep! Off we go!
Puff! Puff! Peep! Peep! Off we go!
To hear the song
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-down-
at-the-station/zdy28xs

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