REFERENCE
A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
A brief article about Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks.
Celebrate the achievements of women with this list of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners.
WORKSHEETS
Develop library-skills with an activity that focuses on dedication pages.
Develop library-skills with an activity that focuses on copyright.
ASSESSMENT
Familiarize students with famous poets' names while they alphabetize this list.
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…
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…
Develop students' appreciation of Shakespeare's language through performance-based teaching strategies for Henry IV,…
Through performance-based teaching strategies for Othello, students will discover how the language of the soliloquy…
Follow this recipe to bake decadent chocolate nougat caramel squares. Enjoy these sweet treats as part of The Polar…
Encourage kids to write a letter to Santa on this reproducible stationery. This is a fun letter-writing activity for…
What's inside Santa's gift bag? Children use their imagination to complete this Christmas drawing. This is a fun art…
Draw your best-decorated Christmas tree on this reproducible. Use this drawing sheet with the children's book The Polar…
Kids will enjoy coloring this tree ornament from The Polar Express. Send it home to decorate a Christmas tree. Or, hang…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Print out a copy of this interview with Jess M. Brallier—author of Tess's Tree and other books—for your students to…
