Freight Train

Title: Freight Train

Author: Donald Crews

Genre: Fiction

Ages: 4-8

Summary: This book tells what the different cars on a train are called and helps teach children colors. It portrays the colors of the cars. It also tells what the cars on the train are used for.

About the author: Donald crews was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1938. He spent his summers in Florida with his grandma and later graduated from a school in NYC. From there on he started writing children's books. 

Theme/Skill: Colors and train vocabulary

Pre-reading activity: Do all trains have the same number of cars? Can a train be really long or short? Do they have to be different colors? Discuss with the class different things that can be carried on a train. 

Post-reading activity: Give each student an outline of a car on a train. Have the students draw one thing that a train carries. Color and cut out to display. 

This is a great book for younger children learning their colors. Plus most kids love trains so they are excited about the book and activity.