Children's+Book

= Children's Book =

On Christmas morning, the boy finds the bell under the tree. The mother of the boy admires the bell, but laments that it is broken, for you see, only believers can hear the sound of the bell. In strange and moving shades of full color art, Chris Van Allsburg creates an otherworldly classic of the Christmas season. // The Polar Express //evokes the same sense of mystery as his previous imaginative books, The Garden of //Abdul Gasazi//, //Jumanji//, and //The Wreck of the Zephy//r.  http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/polarexpress.html, Site by GLAD WORKS, Chris Van Allsburg
 * [[image:polar_express.png caption="By: Chris Van Allsburg" link="http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/polarexpress.html,%20Site%20by%20GLAD%20"]] || Late one Christmas Eve after the town has gone to sleep, the boy boards the mysterious train that waits for him: the Polar Express bound for the North Pole. When he arrives, Santa offers the boy any gift he desires. The boy modestly asks for one bell from the harness of the reindeer. The gift is granted. On the way home the bell is lost.

Van Allsburg, C.(1985). // the polar express //. Boston, Massachusetts. Houghton Mifflin. ||

create your own movie at www.dvolver.com || This is a quick and fun way to check comprehension. It also allows students to expand stories and practice dialogue. || There are limited characters although there is a new moviemaker type site that allows you to download your own images and characters. || Create your own storybird at http://storybird.com/books/teach/ || The art is gorgeous and inspires writing. Students can use the illustrations as story starters very easily. || It takes quite a bit of time to select the right pictures, edit, and formulate a flowing book. || [|Christmas wishes.] The slide show was made by using [|Smilebox.com] which can be easily posted to Facebook or Teacher Tube. || Teacher Tube can be used by the students to create and post their own videos demonstrating comprehension and emotions from the literature. The finished product is a teaching tool for others. || It does take more time and effort on the part of the teacher and the students. It also takes someone with a moderate level of computer knowledge. ||
 * Technology || Pros || Cons ||
 * Moviemaker
 * Storybird
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