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Activity
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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PPT
Curated OER

Author Study: Chris Van Allsburg

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This short presentation provides an overview of the types of things students will learn about as they conduct an Author Study. The focus of this PowerPoint is author Chris Van Allsburg, but you could replace him with any author your...
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Lesson Plan
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Author Study (Chris Van Allsburg)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study a list of books written and illustrated by the author. They examine facts about the author's life. They take a survey of Allsburg's books read by the students using the Excel spreadsheet.
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By Chris Van Allsburg Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this Chris Van Allsburg worksheet, students utilize the Internet and one specific website to scroll through a time line of Allsgurg's novels to match five of his novels to their story lines.
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CPALMS

Point of View: A Close Reading of Two Bad Ants

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Chris Van Allsburg's Two Bad Ants provides third graders with an opportunity to examine point of view and how the point of view of others may differ from their own.
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Worksheet
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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Activity
Whitewater Valley Railroad

Teaching and Learning with The Polar Express

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Use a series of extension activities to enhance your class reading of Chris Van Allsburg's holiday classic, The Polar Express. From a biography of the author to filmed book reviews and research about the railroad, kids can take their...
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Curriculum Corner

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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Happy Holidays

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create holiday story while working in cooperative learning groups, using Chris Van Allsburg's Polar Express as a writing prompt.
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R & R - Incorporating Literature While Teaching Math - Ordered Pairs - "The Polar Express"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create pictures using ordered pairs after listening to a piece of literature. In this ordered pairs and literature activity, student listen to and discuss The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. They participate in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Arts: Creative Reading, Predicting and Writing

For Students 5th
In this predictions worksheet, 5th graders guess what Jumanji and will be about after reading only the first line. Students write and illustrate their own short story based on the first line of Jumanji .
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Printables
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Suspense Writing Prompts

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
"I don't know what to write about!" How often have you heard that lament? Here's a list of 10 prompts that provide a starting place for suspense stories.
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Lesson Plan
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The Polar Express

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read The Polar Express.They prepare a painting on KidPix that shows what they predict The Polar Express will be about. They show their paintings and tell what they feel the story is about and discuss why it is important to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ABC It's as Easy as 1-2-3!

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
Help readers explore initial letter sounds. They will choose a letter of the alphabet and create a page for a classroom "ABC" book. They will write down various words that begin with their assigned letter and draw a picture to go in the...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Teaching Point of View With Two Bad Ants

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What better way to explain the concept of point of view than from an ant's perspective! After reading Two Bad Ants, pupils identify the point of view of the ants by studying the text and pictures. Then, they fill out a chart that...
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Jumanji

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the book, Jumangi. Then they divide into groups of four or five and choose a habitat - desert, wetlands, Arctic/Antarctic, etc. Then each group can research the habitat to learn what kind of animals live there.
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Curated OER

Space Science: Adventure is Waiting

For Teachers 4th - 6th
These full-color handouts feature two activities. The first is a reading on comets, meteors, and meteoroids. Your space science learners will examine ten phrases and determine which of the three each characterizes. The second activity...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Whale Is Stuck

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students engage in the process of problem solving with the help of children's literature story of how the whale was trapped and then freed. The story illustrates the power of teamwork and commitment. The students practice the skill of...
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Lesson Plan
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The Polar Express

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the story, "The Polar Express." Prior to beginning the story, students predict events of the story and drink hot cocoa. Afterwards, they write a short story about Christmas and create a model train for the classroom....
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Lesson Plan
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Polar Express Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students develop a podcast as they retell the story of The Polar Express. In this early childhood lesson plan, students experience technology by creating a podcast. Students also create illustrations to be scanned for the podcast.
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Lesson Plan
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Ants

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the habits and habitats of ants. They research the use of technology as a valuable investigation tool and access other web sites for future research projects. The students make successful decisions while playing SimAnt.
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Books for Teaching about Cultural Diversity Through Celebrations

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learn about different holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, La Posada, by listening to stories. After reading about each holiday, they participate in a discussion and complete a fun activity.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 6/7 Verb

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this identifying verbs to complete sentences activity, students read a list of words in a chart and fill in the blanks in sentences with the correct verbs. Students write 6 answers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 6/7 on Nouns Wordsearch

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing and alphabetizing nouns activity, students find words in a word search and then write them in alphabetical order. Students write 68 answers.

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