This week we are learning about: Trains travel on land using tracks.
Words for the Week:
- Train: A group of vehicles that travel on a track and are connected to each other.
- Station: A place where trains stop so that people can get on and off.
- Track: The metal bars that a train rides along.
- Bridge: A structure built over something so that people or vehicles can get across.
- Signal: A piece of equipment with colored lights that tells trains when to go, to slow down, or to stop.
Pictures and Definitions
Say It: Train
Explain It: A train is group of vehicles that travels on a track and are connected to each other.
Talk About It: What do you think this train might be carrying?
Say It: Station
Explain It: The station is the place where trains stop so that people can get on and off.
Talk About It: Why would a train station need a long roof?
Say It: Track
Explain It: The track is the metal bars that a train rides along.
Talk About It: What might happen if a train went off of its track?
Say It: Bridge
Explain It: A bridge is a structure built over something so that people or vehicles can get across.
Talk About It: What does this train need to travel across a bridge?
Say It: Signal
Explain It: A signal is a piece of equipment with colored lights that tells trains when to go, to slow down, or to stop.
Talk About It: What does a red signal mean?