Little Red Sleigh is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
"Little Red Sleigh" by Erin Guendelsberger tells the heartwarming story of a determined little red sleigh named Lucy who yearns to become the next Santa's sleigh. Despite being told that she's too small for the job, Lucy sets out on an adventurous journey to prove herself. With the help of her friends, a cast of lovable characters including a yellow truck and a little girl, Lucy faces challenges and overcomes obstacles along the way. As she braves treacherous weather and works hard, Lucy discovers the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of friendship and determination. The book combines themes of perseverance, friendship, and the holiday spirit, making it a delightful read for both children and adults alike.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
- Identifying the theme, message, or moral is an important skill that takes a lot of practice. Use this story as an opportunity to help your students with this reading strategy.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Discuss the different adjectives used in the book.
- Introduce pronouns and practice using them.
- Discuss examples of how a character in the story displayed courage.
- Discuss patience with students and share strategies they can use to be more patient.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â 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
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- Dasher by Matt Tavares
- Olive, The Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh
- Stick Man by Julia Donaldson
- The Christmas Owl by Gideon Sterer
- As Cool As It Gets by Jory John
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