LESSON PLANS
Explore dreams and the Surrealist art movement with three lesson plans in this packet. Students will keep a dream…
BOOK GUIDES
Learn about author John Green, discover what inspired him to write Looking For Alaska, and use the questions in this…
WORKSHEETS
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…
There are many animals on Otis's farm. Sing Old MacDonald to familiarize children with the barnyard animals. Kids will…
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…
ASSESSMENT
Use these geometry word problems to practice finding perimeters of squares and rectangles.
Students match the first and last names of famous black Americans. Then, they use the Internet or reference materials to…
Have students unscramble these Mother's Day words, then write a paragraph about the holiday.
Students write the state for each capital city in this geography quiz.
Review Passover vocabulary with this word scramble. Students unscramble the letters to correctly spell each Passover…
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…
GAMES AND APPS
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…
After reading Homesick by Kate Klise, use the discussion questions in this printable guide to encourage further study of…
Use these math printables to introduce window frame multiplication—another way of multiplying large numbers together.…
Celebrate Valentine's Day in your classroom by making valentines, playing candy heart tic-tac-toe, and creating a…
