Van Allsburg, Chris. The Polar Express. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. Print.
The Polar Express is a story about a boy who gets on a train in the middle of the night heading to the North Pole. When they arrive at the North Pole, the boy asks Santa for a bell from his sleigh. Santa gives him the bell as the first gift of Christmas. However, the boy loses the bell on the train ride home. The next morning, the boy gets the bell in a present from Santa. However, only he can hear the sound it makes, not his parents. The story is about believing in Santa Claus. However, it also teaches the lesson of having faith and hope. The boy learned that seeing isn't believing and he could hear the bell because he had faith that Santa really did exist.
Content area: literature
Grade Level: 4.9
Interest Level: Kindergarten-Second Grade
Creative Activity: Allow children to come into school in their pajamas since the story takes place at night. Have the kids act out the story. The author uses all of the senses to tell the story of the boy's journey so have the students use their senses to retell the story. This will allow the children to learn what their five senses are and how they are used to describe events.
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