Trace the Train Engine Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Point out the different shapes that make up the train engine before tracing, naming each one, like 'rectangle body' or 'circle wheel.' Guide your child to trace one shape fully before moving to the next, noticing how the shapes connect to form the whole engine. Encourage them to switch their pencil motion appropriately between straight edges and round wheels. Color the finished train once every shape is traced.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Build a train using blocks or cardboard boxes lined up and connected with string.
• 2Draw train tracks with sidewalk chalk outside and 'ride' along them on a tricycle or scooter.
• 3Count how many cars are in a toy train set or in a picture book train.
• 4Make a train craft using toilet paper tubes connected in a row.
• 5Sing a train song like 'Down by the Station' with matching chugging motions.