December Resources

Polar Express

"Hi! I'm looking for ways to use the book 'Polar Express' this holiday season in the classroom. Does you have any suggestions of activities to do with the students and the book, or does know of any websites that have ideas/suggestions? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!"

Polar Express Read by Lou Diamond Phillips
Teaching The Polar Express - Newly updated, this site offers reading activities, ticket templates, vocabulary, and games to accompany your class study of this wonderful book.
Polar Express Curriculum Connections - Find ideas across the curriculum to explore Chris Van Allburg's "Polar Express" with your class plus links to web sites that include information on Chris Van Allsburg and his books.
Polar Express Teaching Guide - All aboard for a summary of teaching ideas, guided questions, timeline activities, and more with this Teaching Guide. The Teacher's Guide is also available in PDF.
Take the Polar Express to Learning - Just in case you want even more on the "Polar Express", try this compendium of lesson plans, train track reading logs, related crosswords and wordsearches, and a reindeer craft activity.
The Polar Express Elementary Lesson Plans: Christmas and Train Themed Reading, Vocabulary and Science Unit