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Book Study: The Polar Express

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
All aboard! Pair a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg with a set of literacy activities. The packet of worksheets includes task cards, sorting activities, a synonym match, comparing and contrasting activities, writing...
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Warner Bros.

A Polar Express Word Search

For Students 1st - 3rd
All aboard The Polar Express! Use a word search to bring the magic of Chris Van Allsburg's sweet holiday story to your classroom. It features a picture from the book, as well as words and items from the story.
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Curated OER

Polar Express

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this literacy learning exercise, students color the Polar Express cover page and add to the design that is already there. They could cut out the letters for an extension activity.
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Word Search Book-The Polar Express

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday literature word search, students find 15 words in a detailed train-shaped puzzle. The words pertain to the classic book, the Polar Express.
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The Polar Express

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this literature response worksheet, students see a train with the title The Polar Express in the engine. The following cars are for children to write about the beginning, middle, and end of this story.
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Education World

Every Day Edit - Chris Van Allsburg

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the author of The Polar Express and Jumanji, Chris Van Allsburg. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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The Polar Express Writing Report

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this grade 2 writing prompt worksheet, students are give a writing prompt from the book The Polar Express about using their senses to write about going on a trip around the world with Santa Claus. Pages include a rubric and teacher...
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Curated OER

My Ride

For Students K - 1st
In this reading worksheet, students read a book about riding the Polar Express. For example, "We will see wolves" and "We will go to the North Pole."
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Caldecott Medal Winners

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this Caldecott medal winners worksheet, students read the list of Caldecott medal winners. Students read the year, book, and author for years 1938 through 2008.

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