Nonfiction Companion to a Christmas Classic

by Chocolate 4 Teachers

Price: not for individual sale

Subjects: ela

Grades: 4,5,6

Description: This nonfiction resource is designed to be a companion to Van Allsburg's The Polar Express and give older students an opportunity to enjoy and explore this Christmas story. Each passage digs deeper into topics from the classic book. Topics include: Life at the Pole, trains that have served as holiday train rides under the name Polar Express and the regions where a train traveling to the North Pole would travel. Standards covered include: RI 3.1, RI 4.1, RI 5.1, RI 6.1 -Making Inferences and Using Details to Answer Questions RI 3.2, RI 4.2, RI 5.2, RI 6.2- Main Idea and Supporting Details RI 4.4, 5.4, 6.4 - vocabulary skills RI 4.5, RI 5.5, RI 6.5 - Cause / Effect RI 4.8, RI 5.8, RI 6.8 - Evidence to support a Particular Point