Materials and Resources

Teacher Student

Lesson
1  “Jumanji” by Chris Allsburg  Pencil
 Reading comprehension
question cards
 Construction paper
 Glue

Lesson  “The Polar Express” by  Scissors

2 Chris Van Allsburg  Glue
 Construction paper  Colored pencils
 Tissue paper pieces
 Colored pencils
 Markers
 Hole puncher
 Scissors
 Glue
 Sticky gems

Lesson  “The Garden of Adbul Gasazi”  Pencil

3  Pencils
 Fact finder worksheet
 Evidence finder anchor chart
with sentence starters
 Magnifying glasses
 Highlighters
 Easel
 Printed out copy of the story,
or ebook online on ipads
 Ipads

Lesson  Laptop  Pencil

4  Wipe board  Individual ipads if
 Pencils available
 Timeline
 Timeline pieces
  Timeline story refresh
 Allsburg’s life in a grab bag
 Highlighters
 United States map
 Poster board
 Permanent marker

Lesson  Laptop  Pencil

5  Wipe board  Individual ipads if
 Pencils available
 Highlighters
 United States map
 Ipads

Lesson Center 1: none

6  Printed and laminated
sentences from the three
books
 Printed and laminated
punctuation to match the
sentences
 Scissors
 Printer
 Computer
 Velcro
Center 2:
 Scrambled prompt from
Jumanji
 Highlighters
 Lined paper
Center 3:
 Jumanji
 Garden of Adbul Gasazi
 Polar Express
 Scavenger hunt paper

Lesson  All of the books from the  Notebook

7 beginning of the unit
available to the students
 Paper
 Pencils
 Envelopes
Lesson  Skype Video capability none
8  List of questions gathered from
students and myself

Lesson  Blank paper books  Pencil

9  Basic art supplies for  their sequel.
illustrations
 3 books

Lesson  Thick foam poster board for each  notebook

10 groups’ game
 Variety of art materials
 Scrap paper
 Ipads available
 Poster markers
 Rulers
 Pencils
 Pens
 Stickers
 Paint
 Glue
 The Polar Express, Garden of Adbul
Gasazi, and Jumanji books.

Lesson  3 books  Clothing and props from

11  Dress up for costumes home if they would like to
 Art supplies bring some
 Scrap paper  Notebooks
 Scissors  highlighters
 Ipads 
 Copies of the book so students can
highlight
 Props the students may need

10 books
Allsburg, C. V. (1991). The wretched stone. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Company.
Allsburg, C. V. (1992). The widows broom. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Allsburg, C. V. (1995). Jumanji. Culver City, CA: Tri-Star Pictures.
Allsburg, C. V. (1998). Bens dream. Houghton Mifflin.
Allsburg, C. V. (2004). The Polar Express: the magic journey. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin.
Allsburg, C. V. (2005). Zathura.
Allsburg, C. V. (2011). The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. United Kingdom:
Andersen Press Ltd.
Allsburg, C. V. (2012). The garden of Abdul Gasazi. Toronto: CNIB.
Allsburg, C. V. (2015). Just a dream. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Allsburg, C. V. (2016). Two bad ants. Groton, NY?