Polar Express Week

Ah! The holiday season is so short! We already explored various holidays so this week it was all Polar Express! We had Polar Express Math and Literacy Centers all week long (sorry no pictures in action!)

Oh, and Optimus (our Elf on the Shelf), was found riding the Polar Express on Wednesday!

To review our shape unit form October, we took various shapes and each student made a Polar Express train car.  Then we hung them up, connected them, and let the magic take over our room!

On our Polar Express movie day, the kids got tickets and bells from Santa's sleigh and we hopped aboard the Polar Express to watch the movie! Hot cocoa and 3 musketeer candies followed!

As you can tell... It was a fun day!

Polar Express Centers

I also wanted to share this link to our Polar Express centers - I know it's late, but hey - maybe for next year?!

Polar Express Centers

More Polar Express

On Tuesday, we worked with our 4th grade reading buddies on making Polar Express train cars to get ready for our Polar Express day. Here is a snapshot of what we did!

Yesterday was Polar Express Day!

All week we are working on the theme "The Polar Express" We are doing Polar Express writing, math centers, literacy centers, and crafts! But yesterday, we got to wear pajamas, drink hot cocoa, and eat candy, just like the kids in the book The Polar Express! The whole day was a blast as the kids enjoyed the movie on their very on "train."

On Tuesday, we got to work with our reading buddies from 4th grade! We worked on some plump and perky turkeys and then read to each other. It was a blast!