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Home > Preschool - 3rd Grade (Discover) > Preschool for 3s-All Aboard the Animal Train > All Aboard the Animal Train Preschool Deluxe Package

All Aboard the Animal Train Preschool Deluxe Package

Item #:91051

All Aboard the Animal Train is our year-long hands-on learning adventure with fun and easy-to-teach Bible-based lessons. Your child will learn about 12 animals through stories, finger plays, creative play, and colorful animal cookie cutters. Along the way, they will experience spiritual growth, cognitive development, reading and math readiness, and develop a love of learning.

Read Cathy Duffy's review of this curriculum.

Free Weekend to Remember discount voucher is included with the purchase of a package.

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Overview

Focus: God Loves Us So We Love God and Others

Complete Preschool Curriculum
Multi-Sensory Hands-On Activities
12 Units Focus on Character Traits, Colors, and Animals

Developmentally Appropriate
Step-by-Step Instructions
60 Minutes Daily

All Aboard the Animal Train is our year-long hands-on learning adventure for three-year olds. This complete preschool program is flexible and simple to teach. You can begin any time of the year. You can do all the activities, or pick and choose the ones best for you. You can use the program as written for 36 weeks (3 weeks per unit) or shorten it if you want to condense the program for an older three-year-old.

Hands-on learning couldn't be simpler! Easy-to-teach activities are all scheduled for you with almost no preparation. (Who has time to gather ribbon in 6 colors, cut out 50 little penguins, or plan new activities every day?) Your child will learn about 12 animals (one in each unit) through finger plays, creative play, songs, and colorful animal cookie cutters.

Our program is also bursting with fabulous books, all scheduled for you, about each animal. We're excited about this fun, educational curriculum with biblical values and character development!

Each of the 12 three-week units focuses on a character trait, a color, and an animal. For example, Unit 1 focuses on love (God loves us, so we love God and others), rabbits, and red. In Unit 1 your child will:

Hear Bible stories about God's love, sing a Bible song from the included CD, participate in simple character-developing activities, and create a unit poster (from the Student Sheets) to display during the unit.
Help make red play dough from scratch, enjoy trying red foods, and go on a red color hunt.
Pretend to be a rabbit, learn a rabbit finger play, listen to stories about rabbits, and make a rabbit-shaped sandwich with cookie cutters included in the Package.

Children will enjoy four different activities each day, scheduled in the Teacher's Manual:

Clean Up and Together Time - daily activity
Story Time - books and poems from the Package and a list of optional library books focusing on the 12 animals you will study
Surprise Time - five semi-independent activities using resources from the Deluxe Package or other simple-to-gather items
Outside Time - unstructured outside play for exploration, health, and large motor development

The goals of our program are:

Spiritual Growth

God loves us, so we love God and others.
Twelve character traits - love, obedience, patience, kindness, sharing, thankfulness, politeness, friendliness, forgiveness, joy, truthfulness, doing your best
Three Bible stories and a memory verse for each character trait

Cognitive Development

Creative thinking, problem solving, imaginative play
Songs and fingerplays

Reading and Math

Read-aloud stories and poems to develop reading readiness and a love for books
Print awareness, phonemic awareness skills (rhymes, etc.)
Informal alphabet readiness - watch the adult write and read words, enjoy several alphabet stories and an optional alphabet art activity
Numbers, colors, shapes - a variety of multi-sensory activities develop true understanding

Science

Twelve animals - what fun!

Music

Each unit has a preschool learning song (about animals, colors, etc.) and a Bible song, using Sing for Joy CD created by MFW.

Physical Development

Gross motor skills - pretend to be an animal, play outside, and more
Fine motor skills - squeeze play dough, paint and color, learn finger plays, and more
Health - focus on nutrition by enjoying healthy snacks

You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be - I had a mother who read to me.
Strickland Gillian

This program might be just right for you if:

You'd like to create memory-making time each day with your child - an easy-to-teach Together Time activity (15 minutes), Story Time (books and poems provided), a semi-independent Surprise Time activity, and unstructured Outside Time.
You are looking for a flexible, easy-to-use, educationally-sound, character-developing program.
You'd love a big stack of read-aloud books, paint, sturdy activity sheets, and educational toys, with daily lessons already planned - all at a great price.

If you are already homeschooling older children:

The All Aboard the Animal Train Teacher's Manual is very easy to follow, and you may find that an older child would enjoy helping you teach your preschooler. However, another option is to just order our Preschool Educational Toy Package which is designed for those who want a collection of preschool educational toys but not a daily preschool curriculum.

To Complete Your Curriculum

Additional Students

One of each is included in your package. Purchase one per additional student below.

Student Sheets
Crayola Watercolor Set

All Students

Consider enrichment items

Frequently Asked Questions

Testimonials

The first time I read through the lessons I started getting teary-eyed . . . it is such a gift that someone out there had the time and passion to create something so valuable for the rest of us! There are so many values and experiences you want to give to your children, but the pace of life doesn't usually give you the time to think it through and plan and research out all the details. This package puts it all at your fingertips! Fun, exploration, good balance of learning and play, values taught in a relaxed way, and more. Wow. Thank you! It's great!
Elizabeth M.

You have done an amazing job putting together the sweetest things for our little kids. Thank you!
Rebecca H.

I like the simplicity of the activities. I like that the projects are easy and I do not need to buy lots of supplies. I LOVE the books.

I like that this teaches character and it is not overwhelming. I had [a different] curriculum I was going to use, but I am glad to be using this instead. This is much easier and less work, but allows my son to feel like he is doing school. This really does not take too much time. The crafts are easy and the books are all excellent choices.
Magda L.

This curriculum seems to go along well with "habit training" - getting my son used to the idea that he has to follow directions and that I have certain activities preplanned for him. I think this is preparing him well for school in the coming years.

I love the great books included in the curriculum. Such a nice selection of books! It's also a great pace and a lovely amount of time-not too much, no stress, not killing his love of what he's learning. I applaud you for that! Thank you so much!
Katie B.

I like being able to open lesson plans and follow a well thought out program. It is easy for me to adjust a program, but it is much harder for me to invent one. My college training in Science and Engineering did not really prepare me to teach preschool. Thank you for all your hard work because I have more time to spend teaching and engaging my children with less stress and frustration for all of us.
Maegan F.

One thing MFW has done for me is really hold my hand and help me do those things that I desire to do with my kids, but never really have the time to plan and prepare.

Thank you for offering this program. It is giving me the tools and resources to be intentional with developing our relationship and also working godly character traits into her life.
Tina P.

We are just loving your program. :)

My daughter loves all the books and wants to read them over and over throughout the day. :) we give them a huge thumbs up. :)

This program has helped me carve out little bits of time just for my daughter and she really looks forward to this new routine. :) She eagerly runs for her cards and activities. :) It is a huge blessing. :)

Thank you. :)
Leah M.

I just love that the approach with this program is gentle, and yet has really impacted and helped my son's learning in a way that he loves. It takes all the ideas of what a child loves to do, and incorporates it into fun learning units. I have seen this with colors, numbers, Bible stories, and pre-writing skills. I am glad you can create something that is filled with learning skills, and keep it interesting and fun for the child.
Heather J.

	All Aboard the Animal Train Preschool Student Sheets Included with the All Aboard the Animal Train Basic and Deluxe Packages. Directions for the Student Sheets are found in the Teacher's Manual. Purchase one per addtional student. Item #: 91054	49.95 Each	Qty:
	First Crayola Jumbo Watercolors & Brush Jumbo red, yellow, green, and blue paints with an easy-to-grip brush. Included with the All Aboard the Animal Train Basic and Deluxe Packages. Purchase one per additional student. Item #: 00517	5.25 Each	Qty: