Melody Express Musical Train

Melody Express Musical Train

Set up the tracks, add the colorful tiles by following a colorful song pattern, turn on the train, and listen to a favorite tune as the train travels around the track.

The train has a simple circular track. The tiles can only fit the track in one direction and need to sit on small nodes. There are a number of colored tiles and as the train rolls over each, it will play a note. I like this one because when you are done with the task of setting it up, kids are treated to a musical surprise. It does go a tad bit slow in my opinion, but no one has ever seemed to notice. The songs are on one big folded sheet, not on individual cards.

The song sheet.

I like this one, but let me say up front that the reviews on Amazon are not favorable, saying the train does not work very long before it dies. I am still using it, but I may meet the same end some day. 

Try this:

• Cut the song apart if the individual has trouble continually looking at the sheet and finding his place.
  
• Work on manual dexterity, visual discrimination, figure ground, sequencing, visual closure, spatial relations, finger dexterity, process skills, play exploration and participation
  

In the box: Train track, colorful track tiles, engine, coal car, sheet with color coded music

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