The second graders read the book, The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett this week. We sequenced events in the story with a cut and paste activity. We also talked about character traits while thinking about the main character in the story, Teeka. Teeka was asked to train the reindeer to fly the sleigh on Christmas Eve. The students listened carefully to see how Teeka changed in the story. We searched for evidence in the text to support our ideas about Teeka. We then wrote a piece about how Teeka had changed in the story. The kids did a fantastic job with this activity. After writing about Teeka and the reindeer we drew and colored our own reindeer. These are hung up in the hallways outside our rooms! They are adorable. :)