Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for How to Catch a Reindeer 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 teamwork, this How to Catch a Reindeer picture book by Alice Walstead 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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- Read a summary of How to Catch a Reindeer. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
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HOW TO CATCH A REINDEER SUMMARY
It’s Christmas Eve and Santa and his reindeer team are out delivering presents. Comet the reindeer has been a part of this team from the start and she loves Christmas.
In her time working with Santa, Comet has seen just about everything. This year, she has heard that children are setting traps to try and catch Santa, an elf or a reindeer. However, an offering of carrots won’t stop Comet!
Throughout the night, Comet encounters many different traps set by children in hopes of catching a reindeer. Comet is clever and none of the traps are able to catch her! Throughout the night, Comet enjoys dancing and playing in the snow with the other reindeer. Some children and the reindeer even gather together to take a picture!
However after some fun, Comet doesn’t want to keep Santa waiting. It’s back to the sleigh after a fun filled night. Comet looks forward to doing it all again next year.
HOW TO CATCH A REINDEER 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 How to Catch a Reindeer reading comprehension questions focus on:
- point of view
- making inferences
- summarizing / retelling
- sequencing
- making predictions
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- teamwork
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- contractions
- nouns
- types of sentences
- adjectives
HOW TO CATCH A REINDEER 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 How to Catch a Reindeer?
- Lexile® Measure: N/A
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): N/A
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Alice Walstead. It was illustrated by Andy Elkerton.
What genre is How to Catch a Reindeer?
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.
