Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Dasher: How A Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of kindness, this Dasher: How A Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever picture book by Matt Tavares is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
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DASHER: HOW A BRAVE LITTLE DOE CHANGED CHRISTMAS FOREVER SUMMARY
Dasher and her family live at J.P. Finnegan’s Traveling Circus and Menagerie. The reindeer are crammed into a small cage under the hot sun all day. People are always there to visit the reindeer. At night, Dasher listens to her Mama’s talk about a magical place under the North Star. There the ground was covered with snow and they could roam about. Dasher wishes she could live in that magical place.
One night, when the wind blows open the reindeer’s cage, Dasher takes a chance and runs into the night. She follows the North Star for as long as she can. Eventually she runs into Santa and his horse, Silverbell. Dasher helps Santa and Silverbell deliver presents to children all over the world. At the end of the night, Dasher realizes she is at the magical place her mother told her about. While she loved living in the North Pole with Santa, she missed her family. Santa helps Dasher rescue her family and bring them home. That Christmas, the family works together to pull Santa’s sleigh around the world.
DASHER: HOW A BRAVE LITTLE DOE CHANGED CHRISTMAS FOREVER LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Dasher: How A Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making predictions
- visualizing
- analyzing character
- comparing and contrasting
- plot (problem and solution)
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- kindness
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- nouns
- multiple meaning words
- adverbs
- prepositions
DASHER: HOW A BRAVE LITTLE DOE CHANGED CHRISTMAS FOREVER ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Dasher: How A Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever?
- Lexile® Measure: 590L
- Guided Reading Level: N-O
- DRA Level: 28-30
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.2-3.3
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written and illustrated by Matt Tavares.
What genre is Dasher: How A Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 40 pages long.
