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Let's go out鈥 on a train ride

Let's go on a sensory journey though the countryside. Let's take the train to the sea side. Watch as the trees zoom past the window, listen to the train travel along the train lines and maybe we can bring a snack to eat as we travel.

Choo choo, the Let's Go Out train is ready to leave the station.

Make your journey more sensory. Try using any of these items while watching. Don鈥檛 worry if you don鈥檛 have everything or there are things you don鈥檛 want to include. Make your sensory journey one you will enjoy.

  • Say hello: Look at yourself in a mirror.
  • Touch: Model or toy trains, train tickets.
  • Smell: Carpet or material upholstery.
  • Taste: A snack you would like to eat on your journey.
  • See: Look out the window and play 鈥榠 Spy鈥.
  • Sound: What sounds does a train make? What do we hear during an announcement?
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Let's head to the railway station

Train platform

We're off on an adventure, not by car, boat, or flight,

Today we'll board a busy train, hold your to your ticket tight.

First, we reach the station, bustling and bright,

We weave through the busy crowds, our platform is in sight.

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How to find out when your train will arrive

Train times

Check the board to find our train, the time and destination.

Find your platform number from the signs up in the station.

On the platform, safety first, stand right back.

And as you board onto the carriage, please mind the gap.

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Take a seat, the train is about to leave

Boy looking out train window

The train is ready to depart but you鈥檙e still on your feet,

Don鈥檛 worry there is plenty of time for you to find a seat.

A whistle blows from outside, the doors shut with a beep,

The train begins to roll along, then takes off with a leap!

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You can feel the train shake as it moves along.

boy eating a sandwich on a train

The train glides smoothly, not on road, but on its winding track,

Gently rocking passengers, first forward and then back.

Relax and get comfortable in your own train seat,

Play away with your toys or have a tasty treat.

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Watch as the trees and cows zoom past

Girl looking out of train window

When you look out of the window, as we speed along,

Lots of pretty sights you鈥檒l see, but not for very long.

Buildings, fields, and forests or some traffic lights and cows,

But trains move faster than you think, so blink and miss it now.

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There are different types of trains

Steam train and modern train

Most trains are diesel, but others run by steam.

You鈥檒l find some clues in how they look to see what I mean.

Diesel trains look smooth and sleek and modern to the eye.

While old steam trains have chimneys that shoot steam into the sky.

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Time to get off the train

Getting off a train

As the train begins to slow and rounds the final bend,

Your journey鈥檚 almost over as you reach the track鈥檚 end.

As the train door opens you can feel a gust of wind,

You鈥檝e reached your destination, now the real adventure begins.

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Time to head home

Train going past a beach

What a lot of fun we had, but it鈥檚 time to head home,

And now you know the steps you took, you can do it on your own.

Arrive at the station, buy tickets, find the platform and the track.

Enjoy your return journey, you can always come right back.

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