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Polar Express Coloring Pages

December 15, 2016 By Deirdre

Some of the teachers at my school at having Polar Express Day in their classroom. I created the two Polar Express Coloring Pages for them to use. I thought you might like to have a copy of them too.

Although both Polar Express Printables are in the same PDF, you can print just one of them if you like. If you would like a colored version of the jingle bell, you will find it on the Jingle Bell Hop post. There is also a printable jingle bell counting activity on the The Polar Express Printables – Jingle Bell Count.

Other Ways to Use the Polar Express Coloring Pages

While these were created to be Polar Express coloring pages, here are some other ways that you can use them:

They could glue color dots on the dots in the word believe.
These would be great to use in a Polar Express hide and seek game.
Your children could place star stickers on the outline of pictures on both pages.
They could use glitter glue to trace the borders of each of the shapes on the coloring pages.

You can print the bell out onto card stock. Your children can color the inside of the bell. Then they can punch holes around the outside of the bell. Finally they can weave metallic ribbon through the holes. You can tie the end of the ribbon into a bow at the top of the bell.

If you like my Polar Express coloring pages, here are some more Polar Express theme coloring sheets I think you will like.
Polar Express Printable and Coloring Pages from 3 Dinosaurs

Free Polar Express Coloring Sheets from 123 Homeschool 4 Me

Here are some wonderful Christmas Crafts you can do with your kids:

Paper Bag Gingerbread House

Grinch Craft – How to Make His Heart Grow

If you want to explore the Polar Expressare some items related to the Polar Express.

You may want to read your children a book about reindeer before starting this activity. You will find some wonderful Polar Express themed books displayed below that would be fun to read.

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Christmas Activities – Jingle Bell Hop and Other Activities

December 14, 2016 By Deirdre

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After watching the movie or reading the book The Polar Express, your children may need to get up and move. I created a set of jingle cards that can be used to do a number of Christmas activities.

Christmas Activities

Gross Motor Activity

I had my son hop from bell to bell after laying out a number of cards like stepping stones. You could have your children choose to move in a variety of other ways.

Here some ways they could move:

skip
jump
trot
tip-toe
gallop
slide
jump

Tip: We tried to move from bell to bell while the bells hadn’t been taped down. You will want to tape the bells down so, they don’t slide around on the floor.

Concentration

You could write a number or letter on the bells. You will want to have two cards with each letter or number displayed on it. Then turn the cards upside down and have your children try to find each bells match.

Hide the Bell

You can hide a printout of the bell somewhere around your house or in your room. Then you can give you kids clues as to where to find it. When they get close to it, you can say that they are getting hot. When they get further away from it, you can say that they are getting cold.

Counting Workspace

Here are some ways to use the jingle bell printable to do several different Christmas activities:

You pass out a jingle bell printable and a cup of bells. Then have your children count on how many bells they have.
Next you could have them sort the bells into piles by color.
Finally you could have them place the bells on the arc on the inside of the bell with chopsticks.

Here are some more jingle bell Christmas activities to do with your kids:

Polar Express Printable -Jingle Bell Count

Preschool Science with Jingle Bells from Fun-A- Day

Jingle Bell Color Sorting from Sugar Aunts

Polar Express Printables- Jingle Bell Count

December 12, 2016 By Deirdre

The Polar Express is favorite holiday book. A number of the teachers at my school are spending a full morning next week exploring themes from the book. I thought I would make them some Polar Express printables for them to do with their students. You might enjoy using them with your children too.

Both of the Jingle Bell Number Mat Printable feature jingle bells I created in Publisher. One of the Polar Express Printables has numbers on each of the bells. The second of the Polar Express Printables has just the bells.

Below you will find several ways to use each of the Polar Express printables. They are just suggestions. You can use them to explore counting with your kids however you want to.

Polar Express Printables Activities

Jingle Bells With Numbers

Activity One

You can simply have your children place the correct number of bells on each number. You may want to encourage them to count out loud as they place them on the number

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Activity Two

Children will need to sort the bells groups. They will end up with a pile of silver bells and a pile of gold bells. They will create an AB pattern row for each number and then place in of the bell.

Then they can count how many of each color of the bells was placed on each of the numbers. This part of the activity will give children a change to explore addition.

Jingle Bells Without Numbers

Activity One

You can have your children skip count bells. using the second or third row of bells. They will start by putting two bells on each bell picture. Then have them count the row of bells by twos. The same process can be done with three, four, or five bells.