TEACHING RESOURCE
This collection of professional development resources for elementary teachers will help you learn the best ways to teach…
GAMES AND APPS
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ASSESSMENT
Familiarize students with famous poets' names while they alphabetize this list.
WORKSHEETS
Extend the themes and concepts found in Bink & Gollie: Best Friends Forever across your curriculum with activities…
Tis the season for caroling. Get singing with printable Christmas sheet music for "Jingle Bells," "Deck the Halls," "We…
Make your own paper garland. Use this DIY holiday craft to decorate your classroom or Christmas tree.
Follow these steps to make your own popcorn garland. It makes a beautiful decoration for your Christmas tree or…
Follow this recipe to make Christmas snowball cookies. Enjoy these delicious holiday treats during a Polar Express party…
Host a pajama reading party for The Polar Express during the Christmas season. This packet includes reproducible party…
Engage young children in an interactive exploration of concepts found in David A. Carter's pop-up books. This printable…
Are you reading Otis in Spanish? Use this reading guide to help develop children's early literacy skills. This printable…
ACTIVITIES
Use pictures from the children's book Otis to help kids draw farm animals and tools. Children will create a class mural…
Otis and the calf are great friends. In this friendship activity, children talk about their own special friends and draw…
Explain parades and introduce pretend play with this fun activity. Children will create a happy parade and dress up like…
Otis's friend, the calf, sinks and gets stuck in Mud Pond. This science and literature activity introduces the concepts…
Share the story of Otis with your students. Talk about the qualities of a good friendship, including loyalty and trust.…
Color the boy from The Polar Express. Encourage your students to imagine what he sees.
Color the boy from The Polar Express as the conductor welcomes him aboard the train. Kids will enjoy this printable…
In this version of Simon Says, the Conductor is in charge. Use this game to help young children practice listening. It's…
Use vocabulary and events to solve this The Polar Express printable crossword puzzle. This is a great activity for your…
Help the boy from The Polar Express navigate this maze to find his silver bell from Santa's sleigh.
Use this reproducible stationery to write about The Polar Express. Encourage kids to imagine their own version of the…
Encourage daily reading with this train track reading log. Kids can help the Polar Express reach the North Pole by…
Celebrate Valentine's Day in your classroom by making valentines, playing candy heart tic-tac-toe, and creating a…
