Catch a Ride on the Polar Express

 

Your class will love hopping on the Polar Express.

This delightful story is perfect to share just before the holiday.

It is also a great opportunity to talk about the Arctic and the Antarctica and where they are located.

This Interactive Google Slide Resource is filled with wonderful comprehension activities.

Slide One:  Grab your ticket for the North Pole.

Slide Two:  Click and drag the train to the North Pole.

Slide Three:  Story Elements...Click and Drag text to match (setting, characters, problem, beg., middle, end)

Slide Four:  Click and Drag items as they happened in the story...sequence.

Slide Five:  Polar Express Sensory...Type...what did the boy see, hear, taste, touch, smell.

Slide Six:  Read the text...Click and Drag the events into order.

Slide Seven:  Type and Click and Drag...Who, what, how.

Slide Eight:  Type...What is your wish?

Listen to the story here.

And you will love the paper/pencil version.

Grab a ticket, heat up some hot chocolate, wear your jammies and have a great day!

Find it here.

Craft:

Making a candy train (Parent donation letter, pattern)

Vocabulary:

12 cards for story retell or vocabulary display

Guided Reading:

Sequencing by reading, cutting and pasting details in order

Recall looking for main idea, supporting details and ending

Who has the problem and how was it solved

Writing the beginning, middle and end of the story

Identifying three key events with writing and illustrations

Favorites - character, event, setting

Writing:

Page for writing, Page for illustration, Edit check list

3 Pages for paragraph writing on the North Pole, Santa and the train

Writing - what if... and a wish

How to story

Word Work:

Sorting sounds

Making words from Polar Express 

ABC Order

Word Search

Math:

Doubles

Subtraction

Parent letter

Ticket to board