Olive the Other Reindeer

Olive, the Other Reindeer is a fun Christmas read aloud, perfect for December. Your students in Kindergarten and First Grade will love it!

Olive the dog hears a line from a Christmas song 'all of the other reindeer' and thinks it's 'Olive the other reindeer'. She thinks that must be her, and she becomes Santa's helper...and saves Christmas!

OLIVE THE OTHER REINDEER BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

Olive is a great helper for Santa, because of the abilities she has as a dog- a sensitive nose, good hearing, etc. Santa has a lot of problems on Christmas eve...which makes it a great story for cause and effect relationships! Olive enjoyed being one of Santa's reindeer...and turned out to be a great asset to Santa in his time of need!

Engage your students this Christmas with this fun seasonal read aloud and these corresponding activities! This book companion unit will provide you with lesson ideas, literacy printables, reading comprehension activities, and a craft for Olive the Other Reindeer.

This book study is packed with activities that will help your students work on story elements, character traits, story retell, writing activities, problem & solution, making text to self connections, making inferences, and more!

This book study unit for Olive the Other Reindeer can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

This book companion unit includes lots of activities, so you can differentiate to suit your students' learning abilities and needs.

OLIVE THE OTHER REINDEER CRAFT

This craft has students writing about what they would do if they were reindeer. The craftivity makes a fun bulletin board display, to showcase student learning!