| 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.) |
| Price: $8.99 |