Thomas the Tank Engine

Schooling Together: Thomas Tank Engine

by Claire
Comments 10

 

So I gather all the children together, along with all the Thomas toys we own, make up some snacks and let them at it!  Simple and effective 🙂

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Cutting the bread into train shapes
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All the shapes, ready for the grill
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Toasted and marmited

After a snack the children get on to the serious business of playing and building relationships:

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T10 busy building the track
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He’s left lots of space in the middle for little children!

Whilst he does this the older girls take one younger one each and do some tray activities:

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L9 ready and waiting (for A4 to finish eating her toast!)
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Doing more trays together
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Activities including a reusable sticker book, a giant floor puzzle and a shapes activity
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Doing the puzzle together
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Using the sticker book

Even B1 gets in on the action (We went a bit over board on B1 photos especially for Granny.)

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Two of B1’s trays: an activity sheet with paint pens and some word cards
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A1 doing painting
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So cute
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B1’s trays: play dough and train dough cutters; paper with Thomas stickers; train shape puzzle
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Play doughing
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Puzzle
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Sticking

After doing their trays they join T10 on the floor for some train play:

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A4
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A1
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Together, just how it should be….

Whilst everyone is happily playing I make our muffin tin meal  (pop over to Michelle’s wonderful blog for more muffin tin meal ideas: http://michellesjournalcorner.blogspot.co.uk/).   We use Heinz Thomas Tank Engine pasta shapes in tomato sauce and some Thomas shaped crisps.  I cut some cheese slices into a train shape (to place on the pasta if desired).  I also make up a fruit salad train with whatever I have on hand.  The last touch is some homemade banana muffins with cinnamon icing with a Thomas edible label stuck on them.  Not very imaginative, but the best I can do on a Friday afternoon!

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Bits and pieces all ready for assembling
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Cakes made and iced
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Our weekly Thomas Tank muffin tin meal
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My little girl with one of her favourite meals of the week

After lunch, they all relax in front of a Thomas DVD, blowing their Thomas whistles at the TV screen!

10 comments on “Schooling Together: Thomas Tank Engine”

  1. Jade
    October 28, 2012

    Haha I love that pic of your son grinning with his eyes closed! My daughter does that too 🙂 Ohh those muffin tray meals look delicious – simple (ish – if I ignore all the lovely cutting out of train shapes!) yet yummy xx

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  2. Aurie Good
    October 29, 2012

    Ummm…this is seriously cool!! We LOVE Thomas and while we use some of the Thomas games for school I never thought about having a Thomas day. What a great idea!! thanks for sharing!!

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  3. JDaniel4's Mom
    October 29, 2012

    What an adorable lunch! I love all the trains!

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  4. savannahmcqueen
    November 5, 2012

    All of your children are precious, but that wee blonde is such a cutie pie!

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  5. Sarah
    December 19, 2012

    I love the idea of everyone playing together, no matter their age. They look like they are having such fun!

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