Teaching the Polar Express

The Polar Express is such a wonderful book to read this time of the year! It is festive, heartfelt, emotional, and uplifting. On top of this, it is a fantastic story to tie in so many essential standards! So, students can celebrate the joy of the season together as they continue to show so much growth in their learning. Thankfully, teaching The Polar Express with these activities creates the perfect way to combine education with excitement! 

Polar Express Math & Literacy Worksheets 

When teaching The Polar Express, these 50 worksheets of no-prep math and literacy are amazing to use! They are rigorous and engaging for your 1st and 2nd-grade students while focusing on essential aspects. For instance, students will work on ABC order, probability, shapes, word problems, and graphing. Additionally, there are activities for unscrambling sentences, writing sentences, and plot. Students will love learning with these worksheets! 

Polar Express Fun Packet 

Honestly, the days leading up to a winter break can be exhausting! Students have so much excitement. Thankfully, this packet is perfect for early finishers or when there are some gaps to fill between activities. There are so many exciting pages, such as mystery pictures, dot-to-dot counting, mazes, and color by number. There are even pages for word scrambles, bookmarks, ABC order, crack the code, and word searches. 

It will feel so nice to have something ready for students to channel their excitement into! 

Holiday Activities Bundle 

This is the perfect blend of holiday excitement with math and literacy skills. There are two packets- one for Christmas and one for teaching the Polar Express. 

Both packets include many fun activities, such as mystery pictures, dot-to-dot counting, word scrambles, quilt patches, and headbands. Additionally, there are color-by-number pages, word searches, crack the codes, and more! Students will love celebrating the holidays while working on these worksheets. 

Polar Express Activities Bundle 

There is a lot of content to get through each year. With all of the excitement in December, it can be hard to stay on track. There are often extra assemblies, rehearsals for a winter play, and some snow days. So, every minute of class must have high-quality lessons. Thankfully, teaching The Polar Express is an amazing way to ensure this happens. 

This bundle includes resources that focus on essential math and literacy skills. For instance, students will work on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The worksheets break down the range of facts to ensure students are not stressed or overwhelmed. As students gain confidence, they will progress to 2-digit addition and subtraction. There are even Polar Express worksheets and the fun packet. 

Teaching the Polar Express is a fantastic way to combine learning with holiday fun. Thankfully, these activities help students channel their excitement into math and literacy skills! This will be a holiday season students never forget while collaborating with their classmates. 

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