When you teach kindergarten your main challenge is to keep your students engaged in an activity long enough for them to learn what they need to learn. One way to do this is to use a play or learning surface that is easy for the kids to reach and that has enough space to complete a variety of activities. A toy train table is a great surface to work with.
There are many activities that can be completed on a toy train table. The first activity is a follow the directions activity. This activity will involve giving your students directions about how to set up a train setting on the table. You will use descriptive words that relate to shapes and colors in this activity.
Number games can also be played on toy train tables. For example, you can have your students tell you how many blue trains are on the table, how many people are on the table or how many animals are on the table. You can also play addition and subtraction games that utilize toys and trains.
For creative play games you can have your students create story lines using a specific grouping of toys. You can also have them interact with one another and create impromtu plays for the classroom. You can also have the students act out the train stories from a book.
