THE POLAR EXPRESS
ACTIVITIES CD-ROM
For sale is my newest ACTIVITIES CD-ROM--Activities to go along with THE POLAR
EXPRESS.  The cd-rom contains 23 different
TEACHER-CREATED activities from
various areas of the curriculum that are based around story of The Polar Express.  All
activities are in PDF format and are ready for you to print out and use in centers,
small groups, large groups or take home bags.  In addition to the 23 activities
described below, the cd-rom also has a full color binder cover and activity letter
which explains how to do each activity.  The only item needed that is not included are
jingle bells for the Jingle Bell graph and a ruler for the measurement activity.  
(Contains 34 teacher-created PDF files)  CD-ROM has an illustrated label and is
shipped in a jewel case.  

1.  Train Measuring: Use a ruler to measure the length of each train in centimeters.

2.  Train Measurement Comparison: Use this page with the train measuring page.  
Answer the questions about  the lengths of the trains.

3.  Right On Track Sentence Building: Use the word tiles to build a 3 to 5 word
sentence on the train.

4.   Jingle Bell Graph: Sort the jingle bells according to size and then complete the
graph.

5. Initial Sound Activity: Fill in the blank with the letter needed to complete the word.


6.  Story Starter: Finish the story from the story starter.

7.  What Time Is It?: Draw the hands on the clocks to match the time shown.

8.   Train Theme Letter Sequence:  Fill in the letter that comes between the letter on
the first and last car of the train.

9.  Rhyming Word Train cars: Match the engine to box car with its rhyming word.
There are six pairs of words.

10. Adjective/Noun Match: Draw a line from the adjective to the noun it describes
(uses words from the story)

11. Noun or Verb:  Read the word from the story, decide if it is a noun (person, place
or thing) or a verb (action).  Circle the correct answer.

12.  Count by Twos: Put the train cars in order counting by twos.

13.   Story Sequencing: Write a sentence in each train car that tells what happens at
the beginning, middle and end of The Polar Express.

14.  Picture/Word Matching (Vocabulary-lower level):  Match each picture card to the
card with its correct name.

15.  Word/Definition Matching (Vocabulary-upper level): Match each vocabulary word
to its correct definition card.

16.  Creative Writing: Write and draw what you would see out the window if you were
riding on the Polar Express.

17. Math Story Problems: Solve the story themed math problems using addition or
subtraction.

18.  Word Search: Find twelve story themed words in the word search. (All words are
up & down or across-no diagonal or backwards words)

19.  All About Van Allsburg: Read a short autobiography written by the author of the
Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg

20.   Animals of the North Pole: Circle the animals you might see if you         visited the
North Pole.

21.  Shape Train:  Identify the shapes and then cut/paste them to create your own
train.

22.  Tangram Penguins:  Use the tangram pieces to create various forms of penguins
(Instruction sheet contains nine different penguins to create using tangrams)

23.  Polar Express Patterns:  Use the picture cutouts to create various patterns
(ABAB, AABAAB, ABBABB, ABCABC, ABCD, etc)  Pictures include a jingle bell, the
Polar Express, Santa Claus and a pocket.)
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for pictures
Price: $8.99